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EXHIBIT 10.01
                                                          FILED #C5282-99

                                                            JUL 24 2001

                                                          IN THE OFFICE OF
                                                          /S/ DEAN HELLER
                                                 DEAN HELLER, SECRETARY OF STATE


                              AMENDED AND RESTATED

                            ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION

                                       OF

                             VENDINGDATA CORPORATION

                              A NEVADA CORPORATION


                                    ARTICLE I
                                      NAME
                                      ----

         The name of the corporation is VendingData Corporation (the
"Corporation").


                                   ARTICLE II
                      RESIDENT AGENT AND REGISTERED OFFICE
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         The name and address of the Corporation's resident agent for service of
process is Stacie L. Brown, 6830 Spencer Street, Las Vegas, Nevada 89119.

                                   ARTICLE III
                                     PURPOSE
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         The purpose of the Corporation is to engage in any lawful act or
activity for which corporations may be organized under the NRS.

                                   ARTICLE IV
                                 SHARES OF STOCK
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         SECTION 4.1. CAPITAL STOCK. The Corporation is authorized to issue
eighty million (80,000,000) shares of common stock, $.001 par value ("Common
Stock"), and ten million (10,000,000) shares of preferred stock, $.001 par value
("Preferred Stock"). Common Stock and Preferred Stock may be issued from time to
time without action by the stockholders. Common Stock and Preferred Stock may be
issued for such consideration as may be fixed from time to time by the Board of
Directors.

         SECTION 4.2. COMMON STOCK. The shares of authorized Common Stock of the
Corporation shall be identical in all respects and shall have equal rights and
privileges.

         SECTION 4.3. PREFERRED STOCK. The Board of Directors shall have
authority to issue the shares of Preferred Stock from time to time on such terms
as it may determine, and to divide the Preferred Stock into one or more series
and in connection with the creation of any such series to fix by the resolution
or resolutions providing for the issue of shares thereof the voting powers, full
or limited, or no voting powers, the designations, powers and relative,
participating, optional, or other special rights of such series, and
qualifications, limitations, or restrictions thereof, to the full extent now or
hereafter permitted by law.

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         SECTION 4.4. VOTING POWER FOR HOLDERS OF COMMON STOCK AND PREFERRED
STOCK. Except as otherwise provided in these Articles of Incorporation, each
holder of Common Stock shall be entitled to one vote for each share of Common
Stock held by him or her on all matters submitted to stockholders for a vote and
each holder of any series of Preferred Stock shall have no voting rights, either
general or specific, of any kind whatsoever except to the extent expressly so
provided by the Board of Directors pursuant to Section 4.3 hereof.

                                    ARTICLE V
                                    DIRECTORS
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         The business and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed by or
under the direction of the Board of Directors, which consist of not less than
one (1) and no more than ten (10) directors. Provided that the Corporation has
at least one director, the number of directors may at any time or times be
increased or decreased as provided in the bylaws.

                                   ARTICLE VI
                                     BYLAWS
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         The Board of Directors shall have power to make, alter, amend and
repeal the bylaws of the Corporation. Any bylaws made by the Board of Directors
under the powers conferred hereby may be altered, amended or repealed by a
majority vote of the entire Board of Directors or by a two-thirds vote of all of
the stock issued and outstanding at any annual or special meeting of
stockholders, provided that notice of intention to amend shall have been
contained in the notice for such meeting.

                                   ARTICLE VII
                       DIRECTORS' AND OFFICERS' LIABILITY
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          A director or officer of the Corporation shall not be personally
liable to this Corporation or its stockholders for damages for breach of
fiduciary duty as a director or officer, but this Article shall not eliminate or
limit the liability of a director or officer for (i) acts or omissions which
involve intentional misconduct, fraud or a knowing violation of law or (ii) the
unlawful payment of distributions. Any repeal or modification of this article by
the stockholders of the Corporation shall be prospective only, and shall not
adversely affect any limitation on the personal liability of a director or
officer of the Corporation for acts or omissions prior to such repeal or
modification.

                                  ARTICLE VIII
                                    INDEMNITY
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         Every person who was or is a party to, or is threatened to be made a
party to, or is involved in any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil,
criminal, administrative or investigative, by reason of the fact that he, or a
person of whom he is the legal representative, is or was a director or officer
of the Corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a
director or officer of another corporation, or as its representative in a
partnership, joint venture trust or other enterprise, shall be indemnified and
held harmless to the fullest extent legally permissible under the laws of the
State of Nevada from time to time against all expenses, liability and loss
(including attorneys' fees, judgments, fines and amounts paid or to be paid in
settlement) reasonably incurred or suffered by him in connection therewith. Such
right of indemnification shall be a contract right which may be enforced in any
manner desired by such person. The expenses of directors and officers incurred
in defending a civil or criminal action, suit or proceeding must be paid by the
Corporation as they are incurred and in advance of the final disposition of the
action suit or proceeding, upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of the
director or officer to repay the amount if it is ultimately determined by a
court of competent jurisdiction that he is not entitled to be indemnified by the

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Corporation. Such right of indemnification shall not be exclusive of any other
right which such directors, officers or representatives may have or hereafter
acquire, and, without limiting the generality of such statement, they shall be
entitled to their respective rights of indemnification under any bylaw,
agreement, vote of stockholders, provision of law, or otherwise, as well as
their rights under this Article.

         Without limiting the application of the foregoing, the Board of
Directors may adopt Bylaws from time to time with respect to indemnification, to
provide at all times the fullest indemnification permitted under the laws of the
State of Nevada, and may cause the Corporation to purchase and maintain
insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a director or officer of the
Corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a
director or officer of another corporation, or as its representative in a
partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise against any liability
asserted against such person and incurred in any such capacity or arising out of
such status, whether or not the Corporation would have the power to indemnify
such person. The indemnification provided in this Article shall continue as to a
person who has ceased to be a director, officer, employee, agent, and shall
inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of such person.

                                   ARTICLE IX
                            GAMING REGULATORY MATTERS
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         If the Nevada Gaming Commission or the governing gaming regulatory
agency of a jurisdiction in which the Corporation holds a privileged license
(collectively "Gaming Regulatory Authorities") at any time determines that a
holder of stock or other security of this Corporation is unsuitable to hold such
stock or other security, then, until such stock or security is no longer owned
by such person, (a) the Corporation shall not be required or permitted to pay
any dividend or interest with respect to the stock or security, (b) the holder
of such stock or security shall not be entitled to vote on any matter as the
holder of such stock or security, and such stock or security shall not, for any
purpose whatsoever, be included in the stock or security of the Corporation
entitled to vote, and (c) the Corporation shall not pay any remuneration in any
form to the holder of such stock or security.

         If the Gaming Regulatory Authorities determine that a holder of stock
or other security of this Corporation is unsuitable, such holder shall, upon
written demand of the Corporation, relinquish ownership of such stock or
security and, if the Corporation determines it to be necessary, the Corporation
may purchase such stock or security for cash at fair market value to be
determined at the sole discretion of the Corporation.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have hereunto set our hands this 23rd day of
July, 2001, hereby declaring and certifying that the facts stated hereinabove
are true.



                                          /s/ Steven J. Blad
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                                          Steven J. Blad
                                          President


                                          /s/ Stacie L. Brown
                                          --------------------------------------
                                          Stacie L. Brown
                                          Secretary
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                                   CERTIFICATE

                                       OF

                            AMENDMENT AND RESTATMENT

                                       OF

                            ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION

                                       OF

                             VENDINGDATA CORPORATION



         The undersigned hereby certify:

         1. That they are the President and Secretary of VendingData
Corporation, a Nevada corporation (the "Corporation").

         2. That the Corporation's Board of Directors, by duly adopted
resolution, approved the amendment and restatement of the Corporation's Articles
of Incorporation, as set forth herein, by unanimous written consent, and
recommended that such proposal to amend and restate the Corporation's Articles
of Incorporation be submitted to the Corporation's stockholders for approval.

         3. That the Corporation's stockholders, by duly adopted resolution,
approved the proposed amendment and restatement to the Corporation's Articles of
Incorporation, as set forth herein, by written consent of a majority of the
stockholders.

         4. That only Article IV of the Corporation's Articles of Incorporation
will be amended, reflecting that the Corporation's authorized capital stock will
be increased from 40,000,000 shares of common stock, $.001 par value, and
10,000,000 shares of blank-check preferred stock, $.001 par value, to 80,000,000
shares of common stock, $.001 par value, and 10,000,000 shares of blank-check
preferred stock, $.001 par value.

         5. That as a result of this change in authorized stock, no shares shall
be issued after in exchange for any issued share of the same class or series.

         6. That as a result of this change in authorized stock, no stockholder
will be entitled to a fraction of a share, and therefore, no fractional shares
shall be issued, or money paid or script issued.

         7. That this increase in authorized capital stock shall be effective
upon the filing of this certificate.

         8. That the Corporation's Articles of Incorporation shall hereby be
amended and restated to read in its entirety as follows:

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         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have hereunto set our hands this 23rd day of
July, 2001, hereby declaring and certifying that the facts stated hereinabove
are true.


                                            /s/ Steven J. Blad
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                                            Steven J. Blad
                                            President

                                            /s/ Stacie L. Brown
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                                            Stacie L. Brown
                                            Secretary



STATE OF NEVADA          }    SS
COUNTY OF CLARK          }

         On July 23, 2001, personally appeared before me, a Notary Public, Amy
C. Hale, the President of VendingData Corporation, a Nevada corporation, Steven
J. Blad, personally known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the
above instrument, who acknowledged that he executed the instrument on behalf of
the corporation.


                                                   /s/ Amy C. Hale
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                                                   Amy C. Hale, Notary Public

My commission expires on May 23, 2004.




                                                  [NOTARY STAMP HERE]

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