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


                        Date of Report: February 9, 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 February 9, 2006, Global Cash Access Holdings, Inc. issued a press
release announcing its results of operations for the fourth quarter and fiscal
year ended December 31, 2005. 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
                        fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2005.





                                   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:  February 9, 2006                 By:      /s/  Harry C. Hagerty
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                                                 Harry C. Hagerty,
                                                 Chief Financial Officer