CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350
                                 EXHIBIT - 31.1
                                 CERTIFICATIONS
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I, Gerald Sklar, certify that:

1.    I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-KSB of Winmax Trading Group,
      Inc.;

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 cause 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)    *;

      c)    Evaluate the effectiveness of the small business issuer'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

      d)    Disclosed in this report any change in the small  business  issuer's
            internal  control over financial  reporting that occurred during the
            small  business  issuer's  most  recent  fiscal  quarter  (the small
            business  issuer's  fourth  fiscal  quarter in the case of an annual
            report)  that has  materially  affected or is  reasonably  likely to
            materially affect, the small business issuer's internal control over
            financial reporting; and

5.    The registrant's other certifying officers 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 functions):

      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

      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.  * Indicates  material
            omitted in accordance with SEC release No. 33 - 8238 and 34 - 47986