Global Cash Access Signs Multi-Year Contracts with Thunder Valley Casino

LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 14, 2006--Global Cash Access (GCA), a leading provider of cash access products and related services to the gaming industry, announced it has signed multi-year contracts with Thunder Valley Casino in Lincoln, Calif.

Owned and operated by the United Auburn Indian Community, Thunder Valley Casino will use GCA's QuikCash Plus(TM) Web (QCP Web), QuikCash(TM) cash advance terminals, 3-in-1 Enabled QuikJack(TM) Plus and EDITH (Electronic Debit Interactive Terminal Housing).

"We work extremely hard to service the needs of our Native American customers from our sophisticated processing platform to our enhanced level of account management. We are pleased that Thunder Valley recognizes the differences of our service delivery and selected us as its cash access provider," said Diran Kludjian, executive vice president of sales. "Our goal is to deliver new technologies and products that result in more transactions, more cash on the casino floor and increased convenience for gaming patrons."

GCA offers a number of products and services, including 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.

QCP Web is 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.

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

The 3-in-1 Enabled QuickJack(TM) Plus is a multi-function patron kiosk that incorporates the 3-in-1 rollover functionality for cash access into self-service kiosks for slot ticket redemption services provided by NRT Technology Corporation. This product will be made available to Thunder Valley Casino through a relationship with Capitol One.

EDITH is a compact kiosk placed at the end of a row of slot machines where it allows casino patrons to purchase slot, or ticket-in ticket-out (TITO), vouchers with their debit card. EDITH was developed by QuikPlay, LLC, GCA's joint venture with International Game Technology. EDITH is reliable and simple to use. Patrons simply insert and remove their debit card, enter their personal identification number (PIN) and request an amount. Upon approval of the transaction, a bar-coded slot voucher is then dispensed from EDITH's voucher printer. An optional receipt is also provided upon the patron's request. The bar-coded slot voucher may then be inserted into a TITO-enabled slot machine or redeemed at a cashier station.

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 1,060 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

The 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) our inability to predict the results of the certification process and technical, operational or contractual limitations in our ability to install EDITH at one or more beta sites, 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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