UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549
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                                    FORM 8-K

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


                        Date of Report: October 20, 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 5.02. Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment of Principal Officers.

     (d)  Election of Director

     On October 20, 2006, Fred C. Enlow was appointed to the board of directors
of Global Cash Access Holdings, Inc. (the "Company") as a Class III director,
whose term shall expire at the annual meeting of stockholders to be held in
2008. Mr. Enlow was simultaneously elected to the board of directors of the
Company's wholly-owned subsidiary, Global Cash Access, Inc.

     In connection with his election to the board of directors of the Company,
Mr. Enlow received an option to purchase 100,000 shares of Common Stock of the
Company pursuant to the Company's 2005 Stock Incentive Plan, at an exercise
price of $16.05 per share. Subject to Mr. Enlow's continuous service to the
Company, which includes service as a member of the board of directors of the
Company, one-eighth of the shares subject to the option shall vest after six
months of service, and the remainder will vest ratably in equal monthly
installments over the succeeding forty-two months, provided, however, that the
option will vest in its entirety upon a change of control in the Company. In
addition, as a member of the board of directors of the Company, Mr. Enlow is
expected to receive an annual fee of $20,000 for his service.





                                   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:  October 20, 2006                   By:  /s/ HARRY C. HAGERTY III
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                                               Harry C. Hagerty III
                                               Chief Financial Officer