8-K

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549



                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report  (Date of earliest event reported)    February 17, 2004
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                             VendingData Corporation
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             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

                                     Nevada
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                 (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

      000-25855                                           91-1696010
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(Commission File Number)                       (IRS Employer Identification No.)

6830 Spencer Street, Las Vegas, Nevada                      89119
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(Address of principal executive offices)                  (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code   (702) 733-7195
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                                 Not Applicable
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          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)










ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS AND REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE.

         Reference is made to the press release of VendingData Corporation (the
"Company"), which was issued and disseminated on February 17, 2004, and which
announced that the Company has appointed H. Michael Jahnke as its Chief
Operating Officer.

ITEM 7.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

         (c) EXHIBITS.

         The following exhibits are filed with this report:

Exhibit  No.   Description
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99.01          Press Release of VendingData Corporation dated February 17, 2004.


                                   SIGNATURES

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


                                       VENDINGDATA CORPORATION
                                       (Registrant)



Date:  February 18, 2004               By: /s/ Stacie L. Brown
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                                           Stacie L. Brown
                                           Attorney-in-Fact for Steven J. Blad,
                                           President and Chief Executive Officer







                                INDEX TO EXHIBITS

Exhibit No.    Description
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99.01          Press Release of VendingData Corporation dated February 17, 2004.

EX-99.01

EXHIBIT 99.01

[VendingData (TM) Corporation logo]


Contact:  Jessica Neville               or  Yvonne L. Zappulla
          Vice President                    Managing Director
          Marketing and Public Relations    Wall Street Investor Relations Corp.
          VendingData(TM) Corporation       212-681-4108
          702-722-7195 x 121                yvonne@wallstreetir.com
          neville@vendingdata.com



               VENDINGDATA(TM) CORPORATION HIRES H. MICHAEL JAHNKE
                           AS CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER


LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - (PRNews Wire) - February 17, 2004 - VendingData(TM)
Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: VNDC), a manufacturer and distributor of
products for the gaming industry that are intended to increase customers'
security, productivity and profitability, has announced that it has appointed H.
Michael Jahnke as its chief operating officer. Mr. Jahnke will be responsible
for overseeing all domestic, day-to-day operations while Steven Blad,
VendingData's president and CEO, will focus on the manufacturing operation in
China and on developing the international markets as new products are released
this Spring/Summer 2004.

Mr. Jahnke has spent the past 15 years in senior operating positions of
leading-edge technology companies. His most recent experience includes positions
as vice president of operations, corporate secretary and (acting) CFO for
WireCACHE, Inc.; and vice president of sales and marketing for Fios, Inc.; Most
notably, Mr. Jahnke served as vice president of worldwide sales operations for
Sequent Computer Systems, Inc., a global supplier of Intel-based servers for
high-volume, transaction-oriented data center applications with 38 worldwide
sales offices -- Sequent was acquired by IBM during which Mr. Jahnke was
responsible for the integration of the merger, which resulted in the subsequent
formation of IBM's Web Server division. While at Sequent, Mr. Jahnke led
worldwide sales operations and remarketed system sales for a direct end-user
sales channel, driving Sequent's revenue growth from $140 million to $850
million. He also managed the operations of six corporate departments, including
worldwide sales support, worldwide technical support, global remarketed systems
group, global major accounts and the deployment of CRM. Mr. Jahnke served on the
board of directors for Sequent Foundation and as president and director of Team
Gilboa, a Youth Olympic Ski Team.

Steven Blad, CEO and president of VendingData(TM) Corporation commented, "Mike
is a proven corporate leader that brings depth to our executive management team.
As I focus more of my time on the introduction of the PokerOne(TM) Shuffler,
RandomPlus(TM) Shuffler, Deck-Checker(TM) and SecureDrop(R) products into Macau
and other international markets, Mike will assume many of my domestic
responsibilities in order to keep our growth momentum accelerating in the U.S. I
believe Mike's operating and marketing expertise will solidify our executive
team and further our efforts to build shareholder value."





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, Circus Circus, Harrah's Entertainment, 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 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 results to differ
materially from expectations. Factors that could cause actual results to differ
materially from expectations include, but are not limited to, the following:
changes in the level of consumer or commercial acceptance of the Company's
existing products and new products as introduced; competitive advances;
acceleration and/or deceleration of various product development and roll out
schedules; higher than expected manufacturing, service, selling, administrative,
product development and/or roll out costs; current and/or unanticipated future
litigation; 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; the financial health
of the Company's casino and distributor customers both nationally and
internationally; 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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