UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM
8-K
CURRENT
REPORT
Pursuant
to Section 13 OR 15(d) of
The
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of
Report (Date of earliest event reported) December 14, 2010
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Gaming
Partners International Corporation
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(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its
charter)
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Nevada
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0-23588
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88-0310433
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(State
or other jurisdiction
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(Commission
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(IRS
Employer
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of
incorporation)
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File
Number)
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Identification
No.)
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1700
S. Industrial Road, Las Vegas, Nevada
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89102
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(Address
of principal executive offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code (702) 384-2425
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(Former
name or former address, if changed since last
report.)
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Check the
appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously
satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following
provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Item
1.01
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Entry
into a Material Definitive
Agreement.
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Item
2.03
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Creation
of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance
Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.
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On
December 14, 2010, Gaming Partners International SAS (“GPI SAS”), a wholly-owned
subsidiary of Gaming Partners International Corporation, entered into a
5,000,000 euro line of credit (the “Line of Credit”) with Lyonnaise de
Banque. The interest rate on the Line of Credit is the three-month
Euribor rate plus 0.5% (1.526% on December 14, 2010), and the maturity date of
the Line of Credit is June 30, 2011. The Line of Credit is secured by
a minimum of 3,750,000 euros of GPI SAS’ certificates of deposit. We
expect that the Line of Credit will be drawn on December 21, 2010.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto
duly authorized.
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Gaming
Partners International Corporation
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Date: December
20, 2010
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By:
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/s/
Gerald W. Koslow
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Gerald
W. Koslow
Chief
Financial Officer
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