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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February&nbsp;16, 2006</B></DIV>



<DIV align="right" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Registration No.&nbsp;333-</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 14pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 18pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>FORM S-8</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT<BR>
UNDER<BR>
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 24pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>GLOBAL CASH ACCESS HOLDINGS, INC.</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</DIV>


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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>Delaware</B><BR>
(State or other jurisdiction of<BR>
Incorporation or organization)
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>20-0723270</B><BR>
(I.R.S. Employer<BR>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>3525 East Post Road, Suite&nbsp;120<BR>
Las Vegas, NV 89120</B><BR>
(Address of principal executive offices)</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Notice of Stock Option Award and Stock Option Award Agreement with Harry C. Hagerty<BR>
Global Cash Access Holdings, Inc. 2005 Stock Incentive Plan</B><BR>
(Full title of the Plan(s))</DIV>

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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Kirk Sanford<BR>
Global Cash Access Holdings, Inc.<BR>
3525 East Post Road, Suite&nbsp;120<BR>
Las Vegas, NV 89120<BR>
702-855-3000</B><BR>
(Name and address of agent for service)<BR>
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><I>Copy to:</I></DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Timothy J. Harris, Esq.<BR>
Morrison &#038; Foerster LLP<BR>
755 Page Mill Road<BR>
Palo Alto, CA 94304<BR>
650-813-5600</B></DIV>

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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</B></DIV>

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    <TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD nowrap colspan="3" align="center" valign="top"><B>Proposed maximum</B>
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    <TD nowrap colspan="3" align="center" valign="top"><B>Proposed maximum</B>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>Amount to</B>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap colspan="3" align="center" valign="top"><B>offering price</B>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap colspan="3" align="center" valign="top"><B>aggregate offering</B>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>Amount of</B></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><B>Title of Securities to be Registered</B>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>be registered (1)</B>
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    <TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap colspan="3" align="center" valign="top"><B>per share</B>
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    <TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap colspan="3" align="center" valign="top"><B>price</B>
</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>registration fee</B></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share
</DIV></TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">722,215 shares (2)
</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">8.046&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">(4)</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>

<TD colspan="3" nowrap valign="top" align="center">$5,810,942&nbsp;(4)<BR>
</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">$621.78</TD>
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    <TD colspan="1" align="left" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="left" style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share
</DIV></TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">6,288,222 shares (3)
</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">16.615&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">(5)</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">104,478,809&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">(5)</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">$11,179.23</TD>
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    <TD align="right" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">TOTAL
</DIV></TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">7,010,437 shares
</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">110,289,751</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">$11,801.01 (6)</TD>
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    <TD>Pursuant to Rule 416(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;),
this Registration Statement shall also cover any additional shares of the Registrant&#146;s common
stock that become issuable under the Notice of Stock Option Award and Stock Option Award
Agreement with Harry C. Hagerty (the &#147;Standalone Option&#148;) or the Global Cash Access Holdings,
Inc. 2005 Stock Incentive Plan (the &#147;Plan&#148;) by reason of any stock dividend, stock split or
other similar transaction effected without the receipt of consideration that increases the
number of the Registrant&#146;s outstanding shares of common stock. In addition,
pursuant to Rule 416(c) of the Securities Act, this Registration Statement also covers an
indeterminate amount of interests to be offered or sold pursuant to the employee benefit plans
described herein.</TD>
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    <TD>Represents the number of shares authorized to be issued pursuant to the Standalone Option.</TD>
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    <TD>Represents the number of shares authorized to be issued under the Plan.</TD>
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    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Calculated solely for purposes of this offering under Rule 457(h) of the Securities Act. The
price of $8.046 per share represents the exercise price of the Standalone Option.</TD>
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    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Estimated solely for purposes of this offering under Rule 457(h) of the Securities Act. The
price of $16.615 per share represents the average of the high and low prices of the
Registrant&#146;s common stock on the New York Stock Exchange on February&nbsp;14, 2006 (a date which is
within five business days of the date of filing of this Registration Statement).</TD>
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    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="left">(6)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>The Registrant previously filed a Registration
Statement on Form S-1 (Registration No. 333-123514) on March&nbsp;22, 2005
covering a proposed maximum aggregate offering price of $471,500,000
and paid a registration fee of $55,495.55. The Registrant
subsequently amended the registration statement on September&nbsp;6, 2005
to reduce the proposed maximum aggregate offering price to
$258,632,906 for which a registration fee of $30,442 was due.
Accordingly, pursuant to Rule 457(p), $11,801.01 of the excess
registration fee paid in connection with such registration statement is hereby attributed to the registration fee
payable hereunder.</TD>
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<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#000">PART I<BR> INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE<BR> SECTION 10(A) PROSPECTUS</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#001">PART II<BR> INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE<BR> REGISTRATION STATEMENT</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#002">Item&nbsp;3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#003">Item&nbsp;4. Description of Securities.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#004">Item&nbsp;5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#005">Item&nbsp;6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#006">Item&nbsp;7. Exemption From Registration Claimed.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#007">Item&nbsp;8. Exhibits.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#008">Item&nbsp;9. Undertakings.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#009">SIGNATURES</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#010">POWER OF ATTORNEY</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#011"><U>INDEX TO EXHIBITS</U></A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="f17531exv5w1.htm">EXHIBIT 5.1</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="f17531exv23w2.htm">EXHIBIT 23.2</A></TD></TR>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>PART I<BR>
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE<BR>
SECTION 10(A) PROSPECTUS</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">The documents containing the information specified in this Part&nbsp;I of Form S-8 (plan
information and registrant information and employee plan annual information) will be sent or given
to employees as specified by Securities and Exchange Commission Rule&nbsp;428(b)(1). Such documents
need not be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;) either as part of
this Registration Statement or as prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule&nbsp;424.
These documents and the documents incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement pursuant
to Item&nbsp;3 of Part&nbsp;II of this Form S-8, taken together, constitute a prospectus that meets the
requirements of Section 10(a) of the Securities Act.
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>PART II<BR>
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE<BR>
REGISTRATION STATEMENT</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following documents filed by the Registrant with the Commission are incorporated by
reference herein:
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1)&nbsp;The Registrant&#146;s Prospectus filed on September&nbsp;23, 2005 pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the
Securities Act and included in the Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-1 (No.&nbsp;333-123514), which
includes audited consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ended December&nbsp;31, 2004,
which is the latest fiscal year for which audited financial statements have been filed.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2)&nbsp;The Registrant&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September
30, 2005 filed with the Commission on November&nbsp;14, 2005 and all other reports filed by the
Registrant pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
(the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;), since the end of the fiscal year covered by the audited financial statements
described in (1)&nbsp;above.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3)&nbsp;The description of the Registrant&#146;s common stock contained in the Registrant&#146;s
Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed with the Commission on September&nbsp;16, 2005, including any
amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such description.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All documents filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections&nbsp;13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the
Exchange Act after the date of this Registration Statement and prior to the filing of a
post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold or which
deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference
into this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents.
Any statement contained in a document incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be
modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement
contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be
incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any statement so modified
or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of
this Registration Statement.
</DIV>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;4. Description of Securities.</B>
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Not applicable.
</DIV>


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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.</B>
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Not applicable.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Registrant is incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware. Section&nbsp;145 of
the Delaware General Corporation Law, or the DGCL, provides that a Delaware corporation may
indemnify directors and officers as well as other employees and individuals against expenses
(including attorneys&#146; fees), judgments, fines, and amounts paid in settlement in connection with
specified actions, suits and proceedings, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative
(other than action by or in the right of the corporation, or a &#147;derivative action&#148;), if they acted
in good faith and in a manner they reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best
interests of the corporation and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no
reasonable cause to believe their conduct was unlawful. A similar standard is applicable in the
case of derivative actions, except that indemnification only extends to expenses (including
attorneys&#146; fees) incurred in connection with the defense or settlement of such action, and the
statute requires court approval before there can be any indemnification where the person seeking
indemnification has been found liable to the corporation. The statute provides that it is not
exclusive of other indemnification that may be granted by a corporation&#146;s certificate of
incorporation, bylaws, disinterested director vote, stockholder vote, agreement, or otherwise.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The DGCL further authorizes a Delaware corporation to purchase and maintain insurance on
behalf of any person who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is
or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of
another corporation or enterprise, against any liability asserted against him and incurred by him
in any such capacity, arising out of his status as such, whether or not the corporation would
otherwise have the power to indemnify him under Section&nbsp;145.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The bylaws of the Registrant provide for the indemnification of its directors and officers to
the fullest extent permitted under Delaware law. The bylaws of the Registrant also permit the
Registrant to purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person against any liability that
may be asserted against, or expenses that may be incurred by, any such person in connection with
the Registrant&#146;s activities, regardless of whether the Registrant would have the power to indemnify
such persons against such liability under the provisions of its bylaws. The Registrant has
purchased liability insurance for the benefit of its officers and directors. The Registrant has
also entered into indemnification agreements with each of its executive officers and directors
pursuant to which the Registrant is contractually obligated to fully indemnify each such person
against all liabilities and expenses imposed upon, incurred by or paid by such person in connection
with any claim, action or proceeding to which such person becomes subject by reason of his or her
status as an officer or director of the Registrant or any of its subsidiaries.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Registrant&#146;s certificate of incorporation generally provides that its directors will not
be liable to the Registrant or to its stockholders for monetary damages for a breach of a fiduciary
duty. The Registrant&#146;s bylaws provide for indemnification against all losses actually incurred by
directors and officers in connection with any action, suit or proceeding relating to their position
as a director or officer. The Registrant&#146;s bylaws also provide for indemnification or reimbursement
of expenses to any of its employees.
</DIV>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;7. Exemption From Registration Claimed.</B>
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Not applicable.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;8. Exhibits.</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4.1(1) Notice of Stock Option Award and Stock Option Award Agreement, dated as of
September&nbsp;1, 2004, by and between the Registrant and Harry C. Hagerty
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4.2(2) Global Cash Access Holdings, Inc. 2005 Stock Incentive Plan
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4.3(3) Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Global Cash Access Holdings, Inc.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4.4(4) Amended and Restated Bylaws of Global Cash Access Holdings, Inc.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;5.1
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Opinion of Morrison &#038; Foerster LLP
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;23.1
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Consent of Morrison &#038; Foerster LLP (contained in Exhibit&nbsp;5.1)
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;23.2
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Consent of Deloitte &#038; Touche LLP
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;24.1
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Power of Attorney (see Signature Page)
</DIV>

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<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="left">(1)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;10.24 to the Registration Statement of Global Cash
Access, Inc. on Form&nbsp;S-4 (No.&nbsp;333-117218), filed with the Commission on September&nbsp;3, 2004.</TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt">
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<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="left">(2)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;10.25 to the Annual Report of Global Cash Access, Inc.
on Form&nbsp;10-K (No.&nbsp;333-117218), filed with the Commission on March&nbsp;10, 2005.</TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>
</DIV>

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<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="left">(3)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3.1 to the Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form
S-1 (No.&nbsp;333-123514), filed with the Commission on May&nbsp;26, 2005.</TD>
</TR>

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</DIV>

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<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="left">(4)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3.2 to the Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form
S-1 (No.&nbsp;333-123514), filed with the Commission on March&nbsp;22, 2005.</TD>
</TR>

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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;9. Undertakings.</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;a) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective
amendment to this Registration Statement:

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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 9%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) to include any prospectus required by Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of the Securities Act; to
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 9%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) to reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date
of the Registration Statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which,
individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set
forth in the Registration Statement; and
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 9%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii) to include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not
previously disclosed in the Registration Statement or any material change to such
information in the Registration Statement;
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><I>provided, however</I>, that paragraphs (i)&nbsp;and (ii)&nbsp;do not apply if the information required to be
included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed
with or furnished to the Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or Section 15(d) of
the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such
post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the
securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be
the initial <I>bona fide </I>offering thereof.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities
being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4) That, for the purpose of determining liability under the Securities Act to any purchaser:
</DIV>



<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 9%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) If the Registrant is relying on Rule&nbsp;430B under the Securities Act:
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 12%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(A) Each prospectus filed by the Registrant pursuant to Rule&nbsp;424(b)(3) under
the Securities Act shall be deemed to be part of this Registration Statement as of
the date the filed prospectus was deemed part of and included in this Registration
Statement; and
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 12%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(B) Each prospectus required to be filed pursuant to Rule&nbsp;424(b)(2), (b)(5), or
(b)(7) under the Securities Act as part of this Registration Statement in reliance
on Rule&nbsp;430B under the Securities Act relating to an offering made pursuant to Rule
415(a)(1)(i), (vii), or (x)&nbsp;under the Securities Act for the purpose of providing
the information required by Section 10(a) of the Securities Act shall be deemed to
be part of and included in this Registration Statement as of the earlier of the date
such form of prospectus is first used after effectiveness or the date of the first
contract of sale of securities in the offering described in the prospectus. As
provided in Rule&nbsp;430B under the Securities Act, for liability purposes of the issuer
and any person that is at that date an underwriter, such date shall be deemed to be
a new effective date of this Registration Statement, and the offering of such
securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering
thereof. <I>Provided, however</I>, that no statement made in a registration statement or
prospectus that is part of this Registration Statement or made in a document
incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement or
prospectus that is part of this Registration Statement will, as to a purchaser
</DIV>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 12%">with a time of contract of sale prior to such effective date, supersede or modify any
statement that was made in this Registration Statement or prospectus that was part
of this Registration Statement or made in any such document immediately prior to
such effective date; or
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 9%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) If the Registrant is subject to Rule&nbsp;430C under the Securities Act, each
prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act as part of a registration
statement relating to an offering, other than registration statements relying on Rule&nbsp;430B
under the Securities Act or other than prospectuses filed in reliance on Rule&nbsp;430A under the
Securities Act, shall be deemed to be part of and included in this Registration Statement as
of the date it is first used after effectiveness. Provided, however, that no statement made
in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of this Registration Statement or
made in a document
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;5) That, for the purpose of determining liability of the Registrant under the Securities Act
to any purchaser in the initial distribution of the securities:
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The undersigned Registrant undertakes that in a primary offering of securities of the
Registrant pursuant to this Registration Statement, regardless of the underwriting method used to
sell the securities to the purchaser, if the securities are offered or sold to such purchaser by
means of any of the following communications, the Registrant will be a seller to the purchaser and
will be considered to offer or sell such securities to such purchaser:
</DIV>



<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 9%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) Any preliminary prospectus or prospectus of the Registrant relating to the offering
required to be filed pursuant to Rule&nbsp;424 under the Securities Act;
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 9%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) Any free writing prospectus relating to the offering prepared by or on behalf of
the Registrant or used or referred to by the Registrant;
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 9%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii) The portion of any other free writing prospectus relating to the offering
containing material information about the Registrant or its securities provided by or on
behalf of the Registrant; and
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 9%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iv) Any other communication that is an offer in the offering made by the Registrant to
the purchaser.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;b) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any
liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the Registrant&#146;s annual report pursuant to
Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act that is incorporated by reference in this Registration
Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered
therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial <I>bona
fide </I>offering thereof.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;c) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be
permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the
foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the
Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is,
therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities
(other than the payment by the Registrant of the expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer
or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or
proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the
securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter
has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question
whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities
Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
</DIV>


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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>SIGNATURES</B>
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the Registrant, Global Cash Access
Holdings, Inc., certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the
requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on
its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Las Vegas, State of
Nevada, on February&nbsp;16, 2006.
</DIV>


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    <TD width="48%">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD width="15%">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TR>
    <TD valign="top" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" align="left">GLOBAL CASH ACCESS HOLDINGS, INC. <BR>
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">By:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" align="left">/s/ Kirk Sanford
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" align="left">Kirk Sanford&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" align="left">President and Chief Executive Officer&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>POWER OF ATTORNEY</B>
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints each of Kirk Sanford, Harry
Hagerty and Kathryn Lever as attorneys-in-fact, each with the power of substitution, for him in any
and all capacities, to sign any amendment to this Registration Statement and to file the same, with
exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, granting to said attorneys-in-fact, full power and authority to do and perform each and
every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection therewith, as fully to all
intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming the said
attorney-in-fact or his substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue
hereof. This Power of Attorney may be signed in several counterparts.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Registration Statement has been signed by
the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated.
</DIV>

<DIV align="center">
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    <TD width="33%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="34%">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Signature</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Title</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Date</B></TD>
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    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">/s/ Kirk Sanford
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Kirk Sanford</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
Director, President and Chief<br>
Executive Officer (Principal<br>
Executive Officer)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">February 16, 2006</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">/s/ Karim Maskatiya
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Karim Maskatiya</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">February 16, 2006</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">/s/ Robert Cucinotta
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Robert Cucinotta</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">February 16, 2006</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">/s/ Walter G. Kortschak
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Walter G. Kortschak</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">February 16, 2006</TD>
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Charles J. Fitzgerald</TD>
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E. Miles Kilburn</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">February 16, 2006</TD>
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William Harris</TD>
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Director
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Harry C. Hagerty</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
Chief Financial Officer<br>
(Principal Financial and<br>
Accounting Officer)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">Notice of Stock Option Award and Stock Option Award Agreement, dated as of September&nbsp;1,
2004, by and between the Registrant and Harry C. Hagerty</TD>
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</DIV></TD>
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</TR>
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    <TD>Incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;10.24 to the Registration Statement of Global Cash
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    <TD>Incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;10.25 to the Annual Report of Global Cash Access, Inc.
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 16, 2006
Registration No. 333-
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
GLOBAL CASH ACCESS HOLDINGS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of
Incorporation or organization)
20-0723270
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
3525 East Post Road, Suite 120
Las Vegas, NV 89120
(Address of principal executive offices)
Notice of Stock Option Award and Stock Option Award Agreement with Harry C. Hagerty
Global Cash Access Holdings, Inc. 2005 Stock Incentive Plan
(Full title of the Plan(s))
Kirk Sanford
Global Cash Access Holdings, Inc.
3525 East Post Road, Suite 120
Las Vegas, NV 89120
702-855-3000
(Name and address of agent for service)
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Copy to:
Timothy J. Harris, Esq.
Morrison & Foerster LLP
755 Page Mill Road
Palo Alto, CA 94304
650-813-5600
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Proposed maximum
Proposed maximum
Amount to
offering price
aggregate offering
Amount of
Title of Securities to be Registered
be registered (1)
per share
price
registration fee
Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share
722,215 shares (2)
$
8.046
(4)
$5,810,942 (4)
$621.78
Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share
6,288,222 shares (3)
$
16.615
(5)
$
104,478,809
(5)
$11,179.23
TOTAL
7,010,437 shares
$
110,289,751
$11,801.01 (6)
(1)
Pursuant to Rule 416(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"),
this Registration Statement shall also cover any additional shares of the Registrant's common
stock that become issuable under the Notice of Stock Option Award and Stock Option Award
Agreement with Harry C. Hagerty (the "Standalone Option") or the Global Cash Access Holdings,
Inc. 2005 Stock Incentive Plan (the "Plan") by reason of any stock dividend, stock split or
other similar transaction effected without the receipt of consideration that increases the
number of the Registrant's outstanding shares of common stock. In addition,
pursuant to Rule 416(c) of the Securities Act, this Registration Statement also covers an
indeterminate amount of interests to be offered or sold pursuant to the employee benefit plans
described herein.
(2)
Represents the number of shares authorized to be issued pursuant to the Standalone Option.
(3)
Represents the number of shares authorized to be issued under the Plan.
(4)
Calculated solely for purposes of this offering under Rule 457(h) of the Securities Act. The
price of $8.046 per share represents the exercise price of the Standalone Option.
(5)
Estimated solely for purposes of this offering under Rule 457(h) of the Securities Act. The
price of $16.615 per share represents the average of the high and low prices of the
Registrant's common stock on the New York Stock Exchange on February 14, 2006 (a date which is
within five business days of the date of filing of this Registration Statement).
(6)
The Registrant previously filed a Registration
Statement on Form S-1 (Registration No. 333-123514) on March 22, 2005
covering a proposed maximum aggregate offering price of $471,500,000
and paid a registration fee of $55,495.55. The Registrant
subsequently amended the registration statement on September 6, 2005
to reduce the proposed maximum aggregate offering price to
$258,632,906 for which a registration fee of $30,442 was due.
Accordingly, pursuant to Rule 457(p), $11,801.01 of the excess
registration fee paid in connection with such registration statement is hereby attributed to the registration fee
payable hereunder.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE
SECTION 10(A) PROSPECTUS
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
Item 4. Description of Securities.
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
Item 7. Exemption From Registration Claimed.
Item 8. Exhibits.
Item 9. Undertakings.
SIGNATURES
POWER OF ATTORNEY
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
EXHIBIT 5.1
EXHIBIT 23.2
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PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE
SECTION 10(A) PROSPECTUS
The documents containing the information specified in this Part I of Form S-8 (plan
information and registrant information and employee plan annual information) will be sent or given
to employees as specified by Securities and Exchange Commission Rule 428(b)(1). Such documents
need not be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") either as part of
this Registration Statement or as prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule 424.
These documents and the documents incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement pursuant
to Item 3 of Part II of this Form S-8, taken together, constitute a prospectus that meets the
requirements of Section 10(a) of the Securities Act.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
The following documents filed by the Registrant with the Commission are incorporated by
reference herein:
(1) The Registrant's Prospectus filed on September 23, 2005 pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the
Securities Act and included in the Registration Statement on Form S-1 (No. 333-123514), which
includes audited consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004,
which is the latest fiscal year for which audited financial statements have been filed.
(2) The Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September
30, 2005 filed with the Commission on November 14, 2005 and all other reports filed by the
Registrant pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
(the "Exchange Act"), since the end of the fiscal year covered by the audited financial statements
described in (1) above.
(3) The description of the Registrant's common stock contained in the Registrant's
Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed with the Commission on September 16, 2005, including any
amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such description.
All documents filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the
Exchange Act after the date of this Registration Statement and prior to the filing of a
post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold or which
deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference
into this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents.
Any statement contained in a document incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be
modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement
contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be
incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any statement so modified
or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of
this Registration Statement.
Item 4. Description of Securities.
Not applicable.
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Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
Not applicable.
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
The Registrant is incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware. Section 145 of
the Delaware General Corporation Law, or the DGCL, provides that a Delaware corporation may
indemnify directors and officers as well as other employees and individuals against expenses
(including attorneys' fees), judgments, fines, and amounts paid in settlement in connection with
specified actions, suits and proceedings, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative
(other than action by or in the right of the corporation, or a "derivative action"), if they acted
in good faith and in a manner they reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best
interests of the corporation and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no
reasonable cause to believe their conduct was unlawful. A similar standard is applicable in the
case of derivative actions, except that indemnification only extends to expenses (including
attorneys' fees) incurred in connection with the defense or settlement of such action, and the
statute requires court approval before there can be any indemnification where the person seeking
indemnification has been found liable to the corporation. The statute provides that it is not
exclusive of other indemnification that may be granted by a corporation's certificate of
incorporation, bylaws, disinterested director vote, stockholder vote, agreement, or otherwise.
The DGCL further authorizes a Delaware corporation to purchase and maintain insurance on
behalf of any person who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is
or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of
another corporation or enterprise, against any liability asserted against him and incurred by him
in any such capacity, arising out of his status as such, whether or not the corporation would
otherwise have the power to indemnify him under Section 145.
The bylaws of the Registrant provide for the indemnification of its directors and officers to
the fullest extent permitted under Delaware law. The bylaws of the Registrant also permit the
Registrant to purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person against any liability that
may be asserted against, or expenses that may be incurred by, any such person in connection with
the Registrant's activities, regardless of whether the Registrant would have the power to indemnify
such persons against such liability under the provisions of its bylaws. The Registrant has
purchased liability insurance for the benefit of its officers and directors. The Registrant has
also entered into indemnification agreements with each of its executive officers and directors
pursuant to which the Registrant is contractually obligated to fully indemnify each such person
against all liabilities and expenses imposed upon, incurred by or paid by such person in connection
with any claim, action or proceeding to which such person becomes subject by reason of his or her
status as an officer or director of the Registrant or any of its subsidiaries.
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The Registrant's certificate of incorporation generally provides that its directors will not
be liable to the Registrant or to its stockholders for monetary damages for a breach of a fiduciary
duty. The Registrant's bylaws provide for indemnification against all losses actually incurred by
directors and officers in connection with any action, suit or proceeding relating to their position
as a director or officer. The Registrant's bylaws also provide for indemnification or reimbursement
of expenses to any of its employees.
Item 7. Exemption From Registration Claimed.
Not applicable.
Item 8. Exhibits.
4.1(1) Notice of Stock Option Award and Stock Option Award Agreement, dated as of
September 1, 2004, by and between the Registrant and Harry C. Hagerty
4.2(2) Global Cash Access Holdings, Inc. 2005 Stock Incentive Plan
4.3(3) Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Global Cash Access Holdings, Inc.
4.4(4) Amended and Restated Bylaws of Global Cash Access Holdings, Inc.
5.1
     Opinion of Morrison & Foerster LLP
23.1
   Consent of Morrison & Foerster LLP (contained in Exhibit 5.1)
23.2
   Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP
24.1
   Power of Attorney (see Signature Page)
(1)
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.24 to the Registration Statement of Global Cash
Access, Inc. on Form S-4 (No. 333-117218), filed with the Commission on September 3, 2004.
(2)
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.25 to the Annual Report of Global Cash Access, Inc.
on Form 10-K (No. 333-117218), filed with the Commission on March 10, 2005.
(3)
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form
S-1 (No. 333-123514), filed with the Commission on May 26, 2005.
(4)
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form
S-1 (No. 333-123514), filed with the Commission on March 22, 2005.
Item 9. Undertakings.
a) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective
amendment to this Registration Statement:
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(i) to include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act; to
(ii) to reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date
of the Registration Statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which,
individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set
forth in the Registration Statement; and
(iii) to include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not
previously disclosed in the Registration Statement or any material change to such
information in the Registration Statement;
provided, however
, that paragraphs (i) and (ii) do not apply if the information required to be
included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed
with or furnished to the Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of
the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement.
2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such
post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the
securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be
the initial
bona fide
offering thereof.
3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities
being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
4) That, for the purpose of determining liability under the Securities Act to any purchaser:
(i) If the Registrant is relying on Rule 430B under the Securities Act:
(A) Each prospectus filed by the Registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) under
the Securities Act shall be deemed to be part of this Registration Statement as of
the date the filed prospectus was deemed part of and included in this Registration
Statement; and
(B) Each prospectus required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2), (b)(5), or
(b)(7) under the Securities Act as part of this Registration Statement in reliance
on Rule 430B under the Securities Act relating to an offering made pursuant to Rule
415(a)(1)(i), (vii), or (x) under the Securities Act for the purpose of providing
the information required by Section 10(a) of the Securities Act shall be deemed to
be part of and included in this Registration Statement as of the earlier of the date
such form of prospectus is first used after effectiveness or the date of the first
contract of sale of securities in the offering described in the prospectus. As
provided in Rule 430B under the Securities Act, for liability purposes of the issuer
and any person that is at that date an underwriter, such date shall be deemed to be
a new effective date of this Registration Statement, and the offering of such
securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering
thereof.
Provided, however
, that no statement made in a registration statement or
prospectus that is part of this Registration Statement or made in a document
incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement or
prospectus that is part of this Registration Statement will, as to a purchaser
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with a time of contract of sale prior to such effective date, supersede or modify any
statement that was made in this Registration Statement or prospectus that was part
of this Registration Statement or made in any such document immediately prior to
such effective date; or
(ii) If the Registrant is subject to Rule 430C under the Securities Act, each
prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act as part of a registration
statement relating to an offering, other than registration statements relying on Rule 430B
under the Securities Act or other than prospectuses filed in reliance on Rule 430A under the
Securities Act, shall be deemed to be part of and included in this Registration Statement as
of the date it is first used after effectiveness. Provided, however, that no statement made
in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of this Registration Statement or
made in a document
5) That, for the purpose of determining liability of the Registrant under the Securities Act
to any purchaser in the initial distribution of the securities:
The undersigned Registrant undertakes that in a primary offering of securities of the
Registrant pursuant to this Registration Statement, regardless of the underwriting method used to
sell the securities to the purchaser, if the securities are offered or sold to such purchaser by
means of any of the following communications, the Registrant will be a seller to the purchaser and
will be considered to offer or sell such securities to such purchaser:
(i) Any preliminary prospectus or prospectus of the Registrant relating to the offering
required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424 under the Securities Act;
(ii) Any free writing prospectus relating to the offering prepared by or on behalf of
the Registrant or used or referred to by the Registrant;
(iii) The portion of any other free writing prospectus relating to the offering
containing material information about the Registrant or its securities provided by or on
behalf of the Registrant; and
(iv) Any other communication that is an offer in the offering made by the Registrant to
the purchaser.
b) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any
liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the Registrant's annual report pursuant to
Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act that is incorporated by reference in this Registration
Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered
therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial
bona
fide
offering thereof.
c) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be
permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the
foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the
Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is,
therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities
(other than the payment by the Registrant of the expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer
or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or
proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the
securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter
has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question
whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities
Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the Registrant, Global Cash Access
Holdings, Inc., certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the
requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on
its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Las Vegas, State of
Nevada, on February 16, 2006.
GLOBAL CASH ACCESS HOLDINGS, INC.
By:
/s/ Kirk Sanford
Kirk Sanford
President and Chief Executive Officer
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints each of Kirk Sanford, Harry
Hagerty and Kathryn Lever as attorneys-in-fact, each with the power of substitution, for him in any
and all capacities, to sign any amendment to this Registration Statement and to file the same, with
exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, granting to said attorneys-in-fact, full power and authority to do and perform each and
every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection therewith, as fully to all
intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming the said
attorney-in-fact or his substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue
hereof. This Power of Attorney may be signed in several counterparts.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Registration Statement has been signed by
the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated.
Signature
Title
Date
/s/ Kirk Sanford
Kirk Sanford
Director, President and Chief
Executive Officer (Principal
Executive Officer)
February 16, 2006
/s/ Karim Maskatiya
Karim Maskatiya
Director
February 16, 2006
/s/ Robert Cucinotta
Robert Cucinotta
Director
February 16, 2006
/s/ Walter G. Kortschak
Walter G. Kortschak
Director
February 16, 2006
/s/ Charles J. Fitzgerald
Charles J. Fitzgerald
Director
February 16, 2006
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Signature
Title
Date
/e/ E. Miles Kilburn
E. Miles Kilburn
Director
February 16, 2006
/s/ William Harris
William Harris
Director
February 16, 2006
/s/ Harry C. Hagerty
Harry C. Hagerty
Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial and
Accounting Officer)
February 16, 2006
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit
Number
Description
4.1(1)
Notice of Stock Option Award and Stock Option Award Agreement, dated as of September 1,
2004, by and between the Registrant and Harry C. Hagerty
4.2(2)
Global Cash Access Holdings, Inc. 2005 Stock Incentive Plan
4.3(3)
Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Global Cash Access Holdings, Inc.
4.4(4)
Amended and Restated Bylaws of Global Cash Access Holdings, Inc.
5.1
Opinion of Morrison & Foerster LLP
23.1
Consent of Morrison & Foerster LLP (contained in Exhibit 5.1)
23.2
Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP
24.1
Power of Attorney (see Signature Page)
(1)
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.24 to the Registration Statement of Global Cash
Access, Inc. on Form S-4 (No. 333-117218), filed with the Commission on September 3, 2004.
(2)
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.25 to the Annual Report of Global Cash Access, Inc.
on Form 10-K (No. 333-117218), filed with the Commission on March 10, 2005.
(3)
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form
S-1 (No. 333-123514), filed with the Commission on May 26, 2005.
(4)
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form
S-1 (No. 333-123514), filed with the Commission on March 22, 2005.