Exhibit 32.2

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Fitzgeralds Gaming Corporation (the “Company”) for the quarter ended June 29, 2003 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Michael E. McPherson, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to and for purposes of 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

	1.		The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

	2.		The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition of the Company as of the dates indicated and result of operations of the Company for the periods indicated.

/s/ Michael E. McPherson
Michael E. McPherson
Executive Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer
August 8, 2003

FITZGERALDS GAMING CORP 10-Q