Exhibit 99.01

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


           VendingData(TM)Corporation Announces Management Changes to
                      Forward its Strategic Business Plan

LAS VEGAS, NV--May 26, 2004-VendingData(TM) Corporation (AMEX: VNX), a world
leading developer, manufacturer and distributor of security products for the
gaming industry, today announced changes to its management as part of the
continued implementation of its 2004 strategic business plan. John R. Spina, the
Company's Chief Financial Officer, and Stacie L. Brown, the Company's Secretary
and Corporate Counsel, have entered into voluntary separation agreements with
the Company.

Mr. Doug Caszatt, the Company's controller, will assume the role of Acting Chief
Financial Officer, effective immediately, while VendingData(TM) Corporation
searches for a new chief financial officer.

VendingData(TM) Corporation's Chief Executive Officer Steven Blad stated, "These
personnel changes represent further steps toward management's 2004 business plan
that includes reducing operating expenses and certain operational
reorganizations. We are reorganizing our financial and accounting roles and
outsourcing most of our legal functions as part of this plan. We thank John
Spina and Stacie Brown for their contribution to VendingData(TM)'s development
to date and wish them well in their careers."

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: the
unsuccessful implantation of the Company's 2004 business plan; the unsuccessful
transition of our manufacturing and assembly to China; adverse changes in the
level of consumer or commercial acceptance of the Company's existing and new
products; competitive advances; acceleration and/or deceleration of various
product development and roll out schedules; unanticipated costs related to
manufacturing, service, selling, administrative, product development and/or
marketing; current and/or unanticipated future litigation; regulatory and
jurisdictional issues involving the Company, its products specifically or the
gaming industry generally; 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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