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                                                                   EXHIBIT 99.01



Contact: Jessica Neville                or  Yvonne L. Zappulla
         Vice President                     Managing Director
         Marketing and PublicRelations      Wall Street Investor Relations Corp.
         VendingData(TM) Corporation        212-681-4108
         702-733-7195 x121                  Yvonne@WallStreetIR.com
         neville@vendingdata.com




         VENDINGDATA(TM) CORPORATION RECEIVES APPROVAL

         TO TRADE ON THE AMERICAN STOCK EXCHANGE


VENDINGDATA(TM) CORPORATION'S COMMON STOCK WILL TRADE UNDER THE
TICKER SYMBOL VNX


LAS VEGAS, NV--May 3, 2004-VendingData(TM) Corporation (OTCBB: VNDC), a world
leading developer, manufacturer and distributor of security products for the
gaming industry, announced today that its common stock has been approved for
trading on the American Stock Exchange (AMEX) under the stock symbol VNX.
Company management anticipates that its shares will begin trading on the AMEX on
Tuesday, May 4, 2004, which will coincide with the discontinuance of the
quotation of its shares on the OTC Bulletin Board. Kirk Kellogg of Kellogg
Capital Group, LLC has been selected as the specialist assigned to VNX.

Steven Blad, CEO of VendingData(TM) Corporation commented, "VendingData has
completed its transition from a development company to a commercial enterprise,
with operations in the United States and China. Since VendingData meets the more
stringent qualifications of the American Stock Exchange, we believe that it is
time to move from the OTC Bulletin Board to a national stock exchange. The
exchange's specialist system should minimize trading volatility as our business
growth gains momentum."

VendingData(TM) Corporation has 17.2 million shares of common stock outstanding
and 21.6 million shares of common stock on a fully diluted basis.

The Company's approval is contingent upon the Company being in compliance with
all applicable listing standards on the date it begins trading on the American
Stock Exchange, and may be rescinded if the Company is not in compliance with
such standards.




            ABOUT VENDINGDATA(TM) CORPORATION

            VendingData(TM) Corporation is a Las Vegas-based developer,
            manufacturer and distributor of products for the gaming industry
            including the SecureDrop(R) System, Deck Checker(TM) and Random
            Ejection Shuffler(TM) line. The Company's products are currently
            installed in casinos throughout the United States, including Caesars
            Palace, Bally's, Paris Hotel and Casino, Caesars Tahoe, Circus
            Circus, Harrah's, Luxor, Oneida Bingo & Casino and the Venetian.
            International customers include casinos in Argentina, China,
            Columbia, Korea, Malaysia, Peru, United Kingdom, and Uruguay. Visit
            the VendingData(TM) Web site at http://www.vendingdata.com.

This release contains forward-looking statements. Such statements reflect and
are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual events to differ
materially from expectations. Factors that could cause actual events to differ
materially from expectations include, but are not limited to, the following:
unforeseen events that could cause the Company to no longer qualify for listing
on the American Stock Exchange; regulatory and jurisdictional issues involving
VendingData(TM) Corporation or its products specifically, and for the gaming
industry in general; general and casino industry economic conditions; compliance
with foreign laws and regulations; and the risks and factors described from time
to time in the Company's reports filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.

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