**EXHIBIT 31.1**

 

**CERTIFICATIONPURSUANT TO SECTION 302(A) OF THE SARBANES-OXLEYACT OF 2002**

 

I, James B. Druck, certify that:

 

1.               I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-KSBof Southwest Casino Corporation;

 

2.               Based on my knowledge, this report doesnot contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a materialfact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances underwhich the statements were made, not misleading with respect to the periodcovered by this report;

 

3.               Based on my knowledge, the financialstatements, and other financial information included in this report, fairlypresent in all material respects the financial condition, results of operationsand cash flows of Southwest Casino Corporation as of, and for, the periodspresented in this report;

 

4.               Southwest Casino Corporation’s othercertifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintainingdisclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined inExchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for Southwest Casino Corporationand have:

 

(a)          Designed such disclosure controls andprocedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designedunder our supervision, to ensure that material information relating toSouthwest Casino Corporation, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is madeknown to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period inwhich this report is being prepared;

 

(b)         designed such internal control overfinancial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reportingto be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regardingthe reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financialstatements for external purposes in accordance with generally acceptedaccounting principles;

 

(c)          Evaluated the effectiveness of SouthwestCasino Corporation’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in thisreport our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls andprocedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on suchevaluation; and

 

(d)         D isclosed in this report any change in SouthwestCasino Corporation’s internal control over financial reporting that occurredduring Southwest Casino Corporation’s fourth quarter that has materiallyaffected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, Southwest CasinoCorporation’s internal control over financial reporting; and

 

5.               Southwest Casino Corporation’s othercertifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation ofinternal controls over financial reporting, to Southwest Casino Corporation’sauditors and the audit committee of Southwest Casino Corporation’s board ofdirectors (or persons performing the equivalent function):

 

(a)          All significant deficiencies and materialweaknesses in the design or operation of internal controls over financialreporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect Southwest CasinoCorporation’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financialinformation; and

 

(b)         Any fraud, whether or not material, thatinvolves management or other employees who have a significant role in SouthwestCasino Corporation’s internal controls over financial reporting.

 

Date:  March 31, 2008

 
|   | /s/ James B.  Druck                      |
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|   | James B. Druck,  Chief Executive Officer |

 

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