UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
                     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                         Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                                 August 3, 2006
                        (Date of Earliest Event Reported)


                        GLOBAL CASH ACCESS HOLDINGS, INC.
             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)


         Delaware                      001-32622                20-0723270
(State or Other Jurisdiction    (Commission File Number)      (IRS Employer
    of Incorporation)                                      Identification No.)


      3525 East Post Road, Suite 120
             Las Vegas, Nevada                                      89120
  (Address of Principal Executive Offices)                       (Zip Code)


                                 (800) 833-7110
              (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)


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Item 2.02.  Results Of Operations And Financial Condition.

         On August 3, 2006, Global Cash Access Holdings, Inc. issued a press
release announcing its results of operations for the second quarter ended June
30, 2006. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1. This
Form 8-K and the attached exhibit are furnished to, but not filed with, the
Securities and Exchange Commission. The information contained herein and in the
accompanying exhibit shall not be incorporated by reference into any filing of
the registrant, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any
general incorporation language in such filing, unless expressly incorporated by
specific reference into such filing.

Item 9.01.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

         (c)      Exhibits

         Exhibit No.         Document

         99.1                Press Release announcing results of operations for
                             the second quarter ended June 30, 2006.



                                   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 thereunto duly authorized.


                                     GLOBAL CASH ACCESS HOLDINGS, INC.

Date:  August 3, 2006           By:  /s/  Harry C. Hagerty
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                                     Harry C. Hagerty, Chief Financial Officer