EXHIBIT 31.1
                                 CERTIFICATIONS

I, A. Daniel Moran, certify that:

1.       I have reviewed this annual report on Form 20-F of World Gaming plc;

2.       Based on my knowledge, this annual report does not contain any untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make
the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements
were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this annual
report;

3.       Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial
information included in this annual report, fairly present in all material
respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the
registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this annual report;

4.       The registrant's other certifying officers and I are responsible for
establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in
Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the registrant and have:

         a.       designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused
                  such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under
                  our supervision, to ensure that material information relating
                  to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is
                  made known to us by others within those entities, particularly
                  during the period in which this annual report is being
                  prepared;

         b.       evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure
                  controls and procedures and presented in this annual report
                  our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure
                  controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered
                  by this annual report based on such evaluation; and

         c.       disclosed in this annual report any change in the registrant's
                  internal control over financial reporting that occurred during
                  the period covered by the annual report that has materially
                  affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the
                  registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and

5.       The registrant's other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based
on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to
the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of registrant's board of
directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

         a.       all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of
                  internal controls over financial reporting which are
                  reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability
                  to record, process, summarize and report financial
                  information; and

         b.       any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management
                  or other employees who have a significant role in the
                  registrant's internal controls over financial reporting.

Date: May 23, 2005                      /s/ A. Daniel Moran
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                                        A. Daniel Moran
                                        Chief Executive Officer
                                        (principal executive officer)