Exhibit 23.8


            CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

     We consent to the use of our report dated March 11, 2005, with respect to
the consolidated balance sheets of GB Holdings, Inc. and subsidiaries as of
December 31, 2004 and 2003, and the related consolidated statements of
operations, changes in shareholder's equity, and cash flows for each of the
years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2004, included herein and to
the reference to our firm under the heading "Experts" in the prospectus. The
audits referred to in our report dated March 11, 2005, included the related
consolidated financial statement schedule. Our report dated March 11, 2005
contains an explanatory paragraph that states that GB Holdings' has suffered
recurring net losses, has a net working capital deficiency and has significant
debt obligations which are due within one year that raise substantial doubt
about its ability to continue as a going concern. The consolidated financial
statements and financial statement schedule do not include any adjustments that
might result from the outcome of that uncertainty.


                                                 /s/ KPMG LLP

Short Hills, New Jersey
June 20, 2005