Global Cash Access Renews Fort McDowell Casino to Multi-Year Agreement to Provide Casino Cash Access Products and Services; Thirteen Other Gaming Establishments Also Sign Agreements with GCA

LAS VEGAS, Mar 21, 2006 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Fort McDowell Casino in Fountain Hills, Ariz., has signed multi-year agreements to extend its use of Global Cash Access (GCA) cash access products and services. Thirteen other gaming establishments have also recently signed agreements with GCA.

GCA, a leading provider of cash access products and related services to the gaming industry, offers ATM technology, cashless gaming products and marketing services that help casino patrons access cash, help gaming establishments better understand their patrons, and enhance gaming establishments' patron marketing activities.

Owned and operated by Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation, Fort McDowell Casino will use GCA's ATM products, including the Automated Cashier Machine (ACM), an unmanned, cash-dispensing virtual cashier, and Casino Cash Plus(R) 3-in-1 ATM, one of the company's most popular ATMs which offers patrons a quick way to access cash through ATM cash withdrawals, point-of-sale (POS) debit card transactions and credit card cash advances with patented 3-in-1 rollover functionality. QuikCash(TM) cash advance terminals will provide patrons with POS debit card and credit card cash advance transaction options.

Fort McDowell Casino will also take advantage of Central Credit check warranty service and QuikCash Plus(TM) Web, a proprietary browser-based, full service cash access transaction processing system for casino cashier operations. It processes multiple financial transactions through one device, streamlining operations and increasing the speed of transactions.

"GCA's integrated technology across products makes it easy for our cashiers to complete transactions in a timely manner," said Vivian Buchholtz, casino business manager of Fort McDowell Casino. "This gives us the operational efficiencies we need and creates a better customer experience. We're also very excited about the new products that GCA has been discussing with us."

"We are very pleased Fort McDowell Casino has decided to renew its agreement," said Diran Kludjian, executive vice president of North American and international sales for GCA. "We are proud to serve this first-rate Native American casino by offering products that help put cash on the gaming floor, create operational efficiencies and enhance the patron experience."

Other gaming establishments that recently signed agreements with GCA are:

-- Blue Chip Casino - Michigan City, Ind.

-- Catskill Regional OTB Corp. - Pomona, N.Y.

-- Hollywood Casino at Pelican Resort - Saint Maarten, Netherlands Antilles

-- Hollywood Plaza Casino - Berwick, La.

-- Quapaw Casino - Miami, Okla.

-- Sands Casino Hotel - Atlantic City, N.J.

-- Seneca Gaming and Entertainment - Salamanca, N.Y.

-- Allegany River Room - Salamanca, N.Y.

-- Niagara Falls Poker Room - Niagara Falls, N.Y.

-- Salamanca Bingo - Salamanca, N.Y.

-- VIP Room - Salamanca, N.Y.

-- Seneca Gaming and Entertainment - Irving, N.Y.

-- The Half Shell - Las Vegas

-- Timbers Bar & Grill - Las Vegas

About Global Cash Access, Inc.

Las Vegas-based Global Cash Access, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Global Cash Access Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: GCA), is a leading provider of cash access products and related services to approximately 960 gaming properties and other clients in the United States, Continental Europe, the United Kingdom, Canada and the Caribbean. GCA's products and services provide gaming establishment patrons access to cash through a variety of methods, including ATM cash withdrawals, POS debit card transactions, credit card cash advances, check verification and warranty services and Western Union money transfers. GCA provides products and services that improve credit decision-making, automate cashier operations and enhance patron marketing activities for gaming establishments. 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. More information is available at GCA's Web site at www.globalcashaccess.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

he statements contained in this press release that are not purely historical are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Act of 1934. Such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, any statement or implication that the gaming establishments named in this press release will continue to use the products or services described in this press release. Such forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that, if realized, could materially impair Global Cash Access Holdings, Inc.'s results of operations, business, and financial condition. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, (a) the termination of one or more of the contracts with gaming establishments described in this press release, and (b) the factors discussed from time to time in reports filed by Global Cash Access Holdings, Inc. with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The forward-looking statements contained in this news release are made as of the date hereof, and Global Cash Access Holdings, Inc. does not intend, and undertakes no obligation to, update or qualify any of the forward-looking statements made herein.

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