Are You In? Global Cash Access Introduces the Arriva Card!; Investor Conference Call on May 2, 2006

LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 1, 2006--Global Cash Access Holdings, Inc. (GCA) (NYSE:GCA), a leading supplier of cash access systems and related marketing services to the gaming industry, today announced that it will conduct a conference call to introduce the Arriva Card, a private label credit card for the gaming industry.

Conference Call Details
Date Tuesday, May 2, 2006
Time 4:30 p.m. (Eastern)
US/Canada Dial-In 866-314-4483
International Dial-In 617-213-8049

Passcode 91518639

Webcast Details

The call will be webcast at www.globalcashaccess.com in the Investor Relations section.

The webcast is also being distributed through the Thomson StreetEvents Network. Individual investors can listen to the call at www.earnings.com. Institutional investors can access the call via www.streetevents.com, a password-protected event management site.

Replay Details

Dates Available From May 2, 2006 at 6:30pm (Eastern) to May 16, 2006 at 11:59pm (Eastern)

Dial-in
888-286-8010 (US) or 617-801-6888 (International)

Conference ID 58670825

About Global Cash Access Holdings, Inc.

Las Vegas-based Global Cash Access Holdings, Inc. is the parent of Global Cash Access, Inc., a leader in providing cash access and customer relationship marketing services to gaming properties and other clients in the United States, Canada, Caribbean and Europe. GCA is recognized for 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.

CONTACT:
Global Cash Access, Inc.
Harry Hagerty, 702-262-5003
hhagerty@gcamail.com

SOURCE:
Global Cash Access, Inc.