|Exhibit 31


CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TOSECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002


I, Michael J. Gaughan, certify that:


     1.    
          I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Coast Hotels and Casinos, Inc.;


     2.    
          Based on my knowledge, this quarterly 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 quarterly
          report;


     3.    
          Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information
          included in this quarterly 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 quarterly report;


     4.    
          The registrants other certifying officer 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:
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| | 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 quarterly report is being
prepared;
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| | b) | Evaluated
the effectiveness of the registrants disclosure controls and           procedures
and presented in this quarterly report our conclusions about the           effectiveness
of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the           period covered
by this quarterly report based on such evaluation; and
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| | c) | Disclosed
in this report any change in the registrants internal control           over
financial reporting that occurred during the registrants most recent
          fiscal quarter (the registrants fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an
          annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to
          materially affect, the registrants internal control over financial
          reporting; and
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|5.    The registrants
other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation, to the registrants
auditors and the audit committee of registrants board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent function):
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| | a) | All
significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal controls           which
could adversely affect the registrants ability to record, process,
          summarize and report financial data and have identified for the
          registrants auditors any material weaknesses in internal controls; and
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| | b) | Any
fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees           who
have a significant role in the registrants internal controls; and
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|Date: August 12, 2003                                              | 
|/s/  Michael J. Gaughan                                            | 
|Michael J. GaughanChairman of the Board andChief Executive Officer | 

|CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TOSECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002


I, Gage Parrish, certify that:


     1.    
          I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Coast Hotels and Casinos, Inc.;


     2.    
          Based on my knowledge, this quarterly 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 quarterly
          report;


     3.    
          Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information
          included in this quarterly 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 quarterly report;


     4.    
          The registrants other certifying officer 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:
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| | 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 quarterly report is being
prepared;
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| | b) | Evaluated
the effectiveness of the registrants disclosure controls and           procedures
and presented in this quarterly report our conclusions about the           effectiveness
of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the           period covered
by this quarterly report based on such evaluation; and
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| | c) | Disclosed
in this report any change in the registrants internal control           over
financial reporting that occurred during the registrants most recent
          fiscal quarter (the registrants fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an
          annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to
          materially affect, the registrants internal control over financial
          reporting; and
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|5.    The
registrants other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on           our
most recent evaluation, to the
          registrants auditors and the audit committee of registrants board
of           directors (or persons performing the equivalent function):
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| | a) | All
significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal controls           which
could adversely affect the registrants ability to record, process,
          summarize and report financial data and have identified for the
          registrants auditors any material weaknesses in internal controls; and
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| | b) | Any
fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees           who
have a significant role in the registrants internal controls; and
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|Date: August 12, 2003                                 | 
|/s/  Gage Parrish                                     | 
|Gage ParrishVice President andChief Financial Officer |