Articles of Incorporation
                              (Pursuant to NRS 78)
                                 STATE OF NEVADA
                               Secretary of State

         (For Filing office use)                        (For Filing office use)
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    IMPORTANT: Read instructions on reverse side before completing this form.
                         TYPE OR PRINT (BLACK INK ONLY)
1.  NAME OF CORPORATION:            Spintek Gaming Technologies, Inc.

2. RESIDENT AGENT:  (designated  resident agent and his STREET ADDRESS in Nevada
   where process may be served)

     Name of Resident Agent:   Robert E. Huggins
     Street Address:           901 Grier Drive  Suite B,     Las Vegas    89119
                               Street No.       Street Name   City         Zip

3.   SHARES:(number  of shares the corporation is authorized to issue) Number of
     shares with par  value:100,000,000 Par value:$.002 Number of shares without
     par value:100,000

4.   GOVERNING  BOARD:   shall  be  styled  as  (check   one):____X____Directors
     ________Trustees  The FIRST BOARD OF DIRECTORS  shall  consist of 3 members
     and the names and  addresses  are as follows  (attach  additional  pages if
     necessary): Gary L. Coulter 901 Grier Dr., Ste. B, Las Vegas, NV 89119 Name
     Address City/State/Zip

     Malcolm C. Davenport, V.       901 Grier Dr., Ste. B, Las Vegas, NV 89119
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     Name                           Address                   City/State/Zip

5.  PURPOSE  (optional-see  reverse  side):  The purpose of the  corporation
    shall be:

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6.   OTHER MATTERS:  This form includes the minimal  statutory  requirements  to
     incorporate under NRS 78. You may attach additional information pursuant to
     NRS 78.037 or any other  information  you deem  appropriate.  If any of the
     additional information is contradictory to this form it cannot be filed and
     will be returned to you for correction. Number of pages attached.1.

7.   SIGNATURES  OF  INCORPORATORS:  The  names  and  addresses  of  each of the
     incorporators signing the articles: (Signatures must be notarized). (Attach
     additional pages if there are more than two incorporators).
        Robert A. Penman                          _____________________________
        Name (print)                              Name (print)

        127 Peachtree St., N.E., Ste. 1600,       _____________________________
        Atlanta, GA 30303-1845                    _____________________________
        Address  City/State/Zip                   Address    City/State/Zip

        ___________________________________       _____________________________
        Signature                                 Signature

       State of Georgia   County of Fulton       State of _______County of ___
       This instrument was acknowledged before   This instrument was acknowled-
       me on  ________________, 1998,            ged before on __________, 1998,
       by ____________________________________   by ___________________________
       Robert Penman                             ______________________________
       Name of Person                            Name of Person
       as incorporator                           as incorporator
       of Spintek Gaming Technologies, Inc.      of ___________________________
            (name of party on behalf of whom instrument was executed)


     Notary Public Signature                      Notary Public Signature

     (affix notary stamp or seal)                 (affix notary stamp or seal)

8.    CERTIFICATE OF ACCEPTANCE OF APPOINTMENT OF RESIDENT AGENT

I, Robert E. Huggins  hereby accept  appointment as Resident Agent for the above
named corporation.


_____________________________________             _____________________________
Signature of Resident Agent                                Date

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                                   ARTICLE IV

                            FIRST BOARD OF DIRECTORS

4.1      THIRD DIRECTOR

Patrick W. McGrath               901 Grier Drive, Ste. B, Las Vegas, NV 89119


                                   ARTICLE VI

                                  OTHER MATTERS

6.1      ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON SHARES.  This Corporation is
authorized  to issue One  Hundred  Million One  Hundred  Thousand  (100,100,000)
shares of capital stock consisting of One Hundred Million  (100,000,000)  shares
of common stock, each with a $.002 par value, and One Hundred Thousand (100,000)
shares of preferred  stock without a par value. As to the preferred stock of the
Corporation,  the power to issue any shares of  preferred  stock of any class or
any series of any class and designation,  numbers,  voting powers, or the denial
of voting powers, preferences,  and relative,  participating,  optional or other
rights, if any, or the  qualifications,  limitations,  or restrictions  thereof,
shall be determined by the Board of Directors.

         6.2 PERSONAL LIABILITY OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS. A Director or officer
of the  Corporation  shall not be personally  liable to the  Corporation  or its
stockholders for monetary damages for any breach of fiduciary duty as a Director
or  officer,  except  for  liability  for (a) acts or  omissions  which  involve
intentional  misconduct,  fraud  or a  knowing  violation  of the law or (b) the
payment of  distributions  in violation of Section  78.300 of the Nevada Revised
Statutes.


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                              ARTICLES OF MERGER OF
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                        SPINTEK GAMING TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
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                              A NEVADA CORPORATION
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                      AND SPINTEK GAMING TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
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                            A CALIFORNIA CORPORATION
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                                       I.

         The Agreement of Merger and Plan of  Reorganization  attached hereto as
Exhibit "A" and  incorporated by reference herein was duly approved by the Board
of  Directors of Spintek  Gaming  Technologies,  Inc., A California  corporation
("Old Spintek"),  and Spintek Gaming  Technologies,  Inc., A Nevada  corporation
("New Spintek").

                                       II.

         The name of the surviving  corporation is Spintek Gaming  Technologies,
Inc., a Nevada corporation.

                                      III.

         The  Agreement  and Plan of Merger  was duly  approved  by the  written
consent of the  shareholder  of New  Spintek  and by the  requisite  majority of
voting power in Old Spintek  sufficient to approve the merger.  Of the 7,792,720
shares of Old Spintek  Common  Stock  entitled to vote on the merger,  7,586,050
shares  approved the merger with 203,070  shares  dissenting.  No other class of
shares was entitled to vote on the merger.

                                       IV.

         Pursuant to the  Agreement  of Merger and Plan of  Reorganization,  the
merger of Old Spintek and New Spintek  shall be  effective  on the date on which
these Articles of Merger are filed by the Secretary of State of Nevada.


Sworn to and subscribed before me           SPINTEK GAMING TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
This _______day of ___________, 1998.       a California corporation



__________________________________          By:___________________________
NOTARY PUBLIC, State of Georgia                        President

                                            Attest:________________________
                                                       Secretary
                                                    [CORPORATE SEAL]


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                              SPINTEK GAMING TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
                              A Nevada corporation

                              By:______________________________________
                                             President

                              Attest:____________________________________
                                             Secretary

                                          [CORPORATE SEAL]






Sworn to and subscribed before me This_______day of ______________, 1998.



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NOTARY PUBLIC, State of Georgia