Global Cash Access Continues International Expansion; Serves Belgium's Newest Casino Operated by Casinos Austria International; Grand Casino Brussels Utilizes GCA's Cash Advance Products

LAS VEGAS, Jan 19, 2006 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Casinos Austria International's Grand Casino Brussels, which opened to the public in December 2005 and is the first and only casino in Brussels, Belgium, has signed a multi-year agreement to use the products and services of Global Cash Access (GCA), a leading provider of cash access products and related services to the gaming industry.

Grand Casino Brussels, located in Brussels, Belgium, will use GCA's QuikCash(TM) cash advance terminals, which 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(TM) cash advance terminals can be installed virtually anywhere in a gaming establishment.

Grand Casino Brussels features 21 gaming tables, 226 slot machines, several restaurants, bars and eateries, as well as a multi-purpose ballroom. It is currently located in the historical Salle de la Madeleine right in Brussels city center, but future plans include a relocation to the Anspach Center when planning and construction work is completed at this site in 2009.

"We are pleased to have Global Cash Access as a partner to provide the cash access services for our new casino," said Tim Cullimore, general manager of Grand Casino Brussels. "One of our sister casinos was emphatic about GCA's product reliability and service excellence, both of which we experienced first-hand during our recent installation and training."

GCA also serves Grand Casino Kursaal Bern in Switzerland, a Casinos Austria International property, which recently installed GCA's QuikCash(TM) cash advance terminals.

"We are excited about our continued expansion in the European market and the prospect of providing our services to additional Casinos Austria International locations," said Diran Kludjian, executive vice president for North American and international sales for GCA. "The installation of our services in the European gaming market confirms our processing platform is extremely effective and adaptable no matter where we're providing cash access services."

GCA offers a number of products and services, including ATM technology, cashless gaming and marketing services that help casino patrons access cash, help gaming establishments better understand their patrons, and enhance gaming establishments' patron marketing activities.

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, point-of-sale (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) 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.

SOURCE: Global Cash Access, Inc.

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