| **Exhibit 31.1**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
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| **RIVER ROCK ENTERTAINMENT AUTHORITY**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
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| **CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
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| I, Douglas Searle, certify that:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
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| 1. I       have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of the River Rock Entertainment       Authority;                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
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| 2. Based on my knowledge, this 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 lightof the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; |
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| 3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this 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 report;                    |
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| 4. The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules13a-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 report our conclusions        about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as        of the end of the period covered by this 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 that has materially affected,        or is reasonably likelyto materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.                                                                                   |
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| 5. The registrant's other certifying officer        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 the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing    the equivalent functions): |
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|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | a)     | All significant deficiencies and material        weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial        reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's        ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information;    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 control over financial reporting.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |

Date: November 15, 2004 

By: /s/ Douglas SearleDouglas Searle Chief Executive Officer

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