VendingData(TM) Corporation to Install Five PokerOne(TM) Shufflers for Field Trial in Macau, China Two Random Ejection Shufflers(TM) to be installed in STDM's Lisboa Casino LAS VEGAS, Feb. 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- VendingData(TM) Corporation (BULLETIN BOARD: VNDC) , a manufacturer and distributor of products for the gaming industry that are intended to increase customers' security, productivity and profitability, today announced that it has signed a field trial contract that provides for direct sale option with Sociedade de Turismo e Diversoes de Macau (STDM- The Macau Gaming Company) to install five PokerOne(TM) units in the poker pit of the Pharaoh Palace Casino. Installation will begin by early May 2004. Pending the outcome of the trial, VendingData(TM) has guaranteed the purchase price of $4,495, a $500 reduction from the list price, over the next 6 months for any additional PokerOne(TM) shufflers sold to STDM casino network. STDM, founded by Stanley Ho in 1962, currently operates 12 casinos in Macau. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20020325/LAM034LOGO ) The PokerOne(TM) shuffler, following two years of internal lab testing, has recently been released to VendingData(TM)'s manufacturing division located in Xiaolan City China. PokerOne(TM) is a high-speed card-shuffling device designed for use with single deck poker variation games. PokerOne(TM), which operates at speeds substantially greater than any competitive product, is expected to begin reaching gaming tablesin May 2004. In addition, VendingData(TM) announced that it will be installing two Random Ejection shufflers(TM) on February 20, 2004 in the baccarat card pit of the Crystal Palace at the Lisboa Casino, the flagship property of STDM. VendingData(TM) will provide all sales and technical support to its customers in the Macau gaming community from its operation in Xiaolan City China, located 50 miles from Macau. 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 couldcause 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. For further information, please contact: Jessica Neville, Vice President, Marketing and Public Relations of VendingData(TM) Corporation, +1-702-733-7195 ext. 121, ; or Yvonne L. Zappulla, Managing Director of Wall Street Investor Relations Corp., +1-212-681-4108, , for VendingData(TM) Corporation. http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20020325/LAM034LOGO http://photoarchive.ap.org/ DATASOURCE: VendingData(TM) Corporation CONTACT: Jessica Neville, Vice President, Marketing and Public Relations of VendingData(TM) Corporation, +1-702-733-7195 ext. 121, ; or Yvonne L. Zappulla, Managing Director of Wall Street Investor Relations Corp., +1-212-681-4108, , for VendingData(TM) Corporation Web site: http://www.vendingdata.com/

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