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<P style="font-size: 14pt" align="center"><B>UNITED STATES<BR>
SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION<BR>
<FONT style="font-size: 12pt">Washington, D.C. 20549
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<P style="font-size: 12pt" align="center"><B>CURRENT REPORT<BR>
Pursuant to
Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</B>

<P style="font-size: 10pt" align="center"><B>Date of Report (Date of earliest
event reported): September 19, 2008</B>


<P style="font-size: 24pt" align="center"><B>GLOBAL CASH ACCESS HOLDINGS,
INC.<BR>
</B><FONT style="font-size: 10pt">(Exact name of registrant as
specified in its charter) </FONT>
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  <TD style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid"><B>Delaware</B></TD>
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  <TD style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid"><B>001-32622</B></TD>
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Las Vegas, Nevada<BR>
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including area code: <B>(800) 833-7110</B>
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<P style="font-size: 10pt" align="left">Check the appropriate box below if the
Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of
the registrant under any of the following provisions:

<P style="font-size: 10pt" align="left"><FONT face="Wingdings">o</FONT> Written
communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
230.425)<BR>
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<FONT face="Wingdings">o</FONT> Soliciting material pursuant
to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)<BR>
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14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))<BR>
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13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))<BR>


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<P style="font-size: 10pt" align="left"><B>Item&nbsp;5.02. Departure of
Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain
Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.</B>

<P style="font-size: 10pt; text-indent: 2%" align="left">On September&nbsp;19,
2008, Walter Kortschak resigned from the Board of Directors of Global Cash
Access Holdings, Inc. (the &#8220;Company&#8221;) and its wholly-owned
subsidiary Global Cash Access, Inc. Mr.&nbsp;Kortschak served as the chairman
of the Company&#8217;s Compensation Committee and Nominating/Corporate
Governance Committee. Charles J. Fitzgerald, a member of the Company&#8217;s
Compensation Committee and Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee, was
appointed to serve as chairman of both committees. Director Patrick Olson was
appointed to serve as a member of the Nominating/Corporate Governance
Committee to fill the vacancy created
by Mr.&nbsp;Kortschak&#8217;s resignation.

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<P style="font-size: 10pt" align="center"><B>SIGNATURES</B>

<P style="font-size: 10pt; text-indent: 4%" align="left">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.

<P style="font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 45%" align="left">GLOBAL CASH ACCESS
HOLDINGS, INC.

<P style="font-size: 10pt" align="left">Date: September&nbsp;22, 2008

<P style="margin-top: -11pt; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 46%"
align="left">By: <U><B>/</B>s/ Scott
Betts&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U>
<BR>
Scott Betts <BR>
Chief Executive Officer

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Filed by Bowne Pure Compliance
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to
Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest
event reported): September 19, 2008
GLOBAL CASH ACCESS HOLDINGS,
INC.
(Exact name of registrant as
specified in its charter)
Delaware
001-32622
20-0723270
(State or other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
3525 East Post Road, Suite
120
Las Vegas, Nevada
89120
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number,
including area code:
(800) 833-7110
(Former name or former address if changed since last report.)
Check the appropriate box below if the
Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of
the registrant under any of the following provisions:
o
Written
communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
230.425)
o
Soliciting material pursuant
to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
o
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule
14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
o
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule
13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item 5.02. Departure of
Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain
Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On September 19,
2008, Walter Kortschak resigned from the Board of Directors of Global Cash
Access Holdings, Inc. (the "Company") and its wholly-owned
subsidiary Global Cash Access, Inc. Mr. Kortschak served as the chairman
of the Company's Compensation Committee and Nominating/Corporate
Governance Committee. Charles J. Fitzgerald, a member of the Company's
Compensation Committee and Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee, was
appointed to serve as chairman of both committees. Director Patrick Olson was
appointed to serve as a member of the Nominating/Corporate Governance
Committee to fill the vacancy created
by Mr. Kortschak's resignation.
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: September 22, 2008
By:
/
s/ Scott
Betts
Scott Betts
Chief Executive Officer