Global Cash Access Expands Presence in U.K. By Signing Multi-Year Contract with One of the U.K.'s Leading Gaming Operators, The Rank Group

Thirty-six Rank Group Casinos to Use Credit and Debit Cash Advance Services

Las Vegas--(Business Wire)--August 15, 2005--The Rank Group Plc, one of the United Kingdom's leading gaming and entertainment companies, has signed a multi-year agreement to use the products and services of Global Cash Access, Inc. (GCA), a leading provider of cash access products and related services to the gaming industry. GCA's customer base in the United Kingdom now includes 130 casinos.

Thirty-six Rank Group properties, including all Grosvenor and Hard Rock casinos, are under contract and will utilize GCA's QuikCash cash advance kiosks.

QuikCash cash advance kiosks are customer-activated, touch screen terminals that provide casino patrons with POS debit and credit card cash advance transaction options. Available in countertop, wall-mount, free-standing and handheld models, QuikCash terminals can be installed virtually anywhere in a gaming establishment.

"Our growing presence in the U.K. further demonstrates our product's flexibility and technological capabilities in the global marketplace," said Diran Kludjian, executive vice president of North American and international sales. "Over 900 properties employ our products, because we continue to offer innovative solutions for improving customer service and casino operations, including increasing the amount of cash disbursed within gaming establishments."

Properties included in the agreement with The Rank Group are:

• Clermont Club - London, England
• Connoisseur Club - London, England
• Grosvenor Casino - Luton, England
• Grosvenor Casino - Newcastle, England
• Grosvenor Casino - Reading, England
• Grosvenor Casino - Sheffield, England
• Grosvenor Casino - Swansea, England
• Grosvenor Casino - Walsall, England
• Grosvenor Casino Albany Mews - Hove, England
• Grosvenor Casino Anchor Road - Bristol, England
• Grosvenor Casino Cardiff - Cardiff, England
• Grosvenor Casino Derry's Cross - Plymouth, England
• Grosvenor Casino Empire Street - Manchester, England
• Grosvenor Casino Fiveways - Birmingham, England
• Grosvenor Casino Folly Hall - Huddersfield, England
• Grosvenor Casino George Street - Manchester, England
• Grosvenor Casino Gloucester - London, England
• Grosvenor Casino Gunwharf Quays - Portsmouth, England
• Grosvenor Casino Leisureworld - Southampton, England
• Grosvenor Casino Liverpool - Liverpool, England
• Grosvenor Casino Marine Parade - Great Yarmouth, England
• Grosvenor Casino Merrion Way - Leeds, England
• Grosvenor Casino Moor Lane - Bolton, England
• Grosvenor Casino Moortown - Leeds, England
• Grosvenor Casino Osborne Road - Portsmouth, England
• Grosvenor Casino Riverside - Salford, England
• Grosvenor Casino Sandcastle, The Sandcastle - Blackpool, England
• Grosvenor Casino Seafront - Brighton, England
• Grosvenor Casino The Octagon - Stoke, England
• Grosvenor Casino Whitworth Street - Manchester, England
• Grosvenor Casino, St. Nicholas Cliff - Scarborough, England
• Grosvenor Casino, The Pavilion - Ramsgate, England
• Grosvenor Victoria Casino - London, England
• Hard Rock Casino - London, England
• Hard Rock Casino - Manchester, England
• The Park Tower Casino - London, England

About Global Cash Access

Las Vegas-based Global Cash Access, Inc. (GCA), is a leading provider of cash access products and related services to approximately 960 gaming properties and other clients in the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada and the Caribbean. With its proprietary database of gaming patron credit history and transaction data on millions of gaming patrons worldwide, GCA is recognized for successfully developing and deploying technological innovations that increase client profitability, operational efficiency and customer loyalty. For more information, please visit the company's Web site at www.globalcashaccess.com.