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) July 213, 2012

GAMETECH INTERNATIONAL, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware (State of incorporation)	~~000-23401 (Commission File Number)~~	33000-~~0612983~~23401 (~~IRS~~Commission ~~Employer~~File ~~Identification No.~~Number)	33-0612983 (IRS Employer Identification No.)
8850 Double Diamond Pkwy. Reno, Nevada (Address of principal executive offices)		89521 (Zip Code)
8850 Double Diamond Parkway Reno, Nevada (Address of principal executive offices)			89521 (Zip Code)

(775) 850-6000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Item 15.0302 ~~Bankruptcy~~Departure of Directors or ~~Receivership~~Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

Item 2.04 Triggering Events that Accelerate or Increase a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement.

Item 8.01 Other Events.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

SIGNATURES

~~Item~~Section 5 ~~1.03.~~- ~~Bankruptcy~~Corporate orGovernance ~~Receivership.~~and Management

OnItem ~~July 2, 2012, GameTech International, Inc~~5.02 ~~(the~~Departure ~~“Company”)~~of ~~and~~Directors ~~its~~or ~~wholly~~Certain ~~owned subsidiaries~~Officers; ~~GameTech~~Election ~~Arizona,~~of ~~GameTech~~Directors; ~~Canada~~Appointment ~~Corporation, and GameTech Mexico, S. de R.L. de C.V. filed voluntary petitions in the United States Bankruptcy Court for District~~ of ~~Delaware~~Certain ~~(the~~Officers; ~~“Bankruptcy~~Compensatory ~~Court”)~~Arrangements ~~seeking relief under the provisions~~ of ~~Chapter~~Certain ~~11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code (the “Bankruptcy Code”)~~Officers. ~~The Company’s case has been assigned case number 12-11964, by the Bankruptcy Court.~~

The Company and its subsidiaries will continue to operate their businesses as debtors-in-possession under the jurisdiction of the Bankruptcy Court and in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Bankruptcy Code and the orders of the Bankruptcy Court5. In02(b) ~~order~~Departure ~~to assure ordinary course operations and no interruption in service for the Company’s business, the Company is seeking approval from the Bankruptcy Court for a variety~~ of ~~“First~~Interim ~~Day~~Principal ~~Motions”~~Executive including use of cash of collateral, authority to pay employees and distributors in the ordinary course, authority to maintain bank accounts, and other customary relief. No assurance can be given that the “First Day Motions” will be granted.Officer

~~Item~~As 2previously disclosed by GameTech International, Inc.04 (the “Company”) in its Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 17, 2012, Scott H. ~~Triggering~~Shackelton ~~Events~~was ~~that~~appointed ~~Accelerate~~to orserve ~~Increase~~as Interim President of the Company. On July 13, 2012, Mr. Shackelton resigned as the Company’s Interim President. Mr. Shackelton will continue to serve as a ~~Direct~~member ~~Financial~~of ~~Obligation~~the orCompany’s anBoard ~~Obligation~~of ~~under~~Directors. Mr. Shackelton will also remain employed with the Company, and will continue to receive compensation at his current an ~~Off-Balance~~annual ~~Sheet~~base ~~Arrangement~~salary of $150,000, through a transition period ending on July 27, 2012.

~~As previously disclosed, the Company entered into an Amended and Restated Loan Agreement with U~~5.~~S. Bank N.A. and Bank of West~~ 02(~~together the “Lenders”~~c), onAppointment ~~June 15, 2011, which amended the terms~~ of ~~the~~Principal ~~Company’s~~Executive then-existing credit facility with the Lenders (as amended by a First Amendment to Amended and Restated Loan Agreement dated as of December 22, 2011 and a Forbearance Agreement and Second Amendment to Amended and Restated Loan Agreement dated as of May 7, 2012, the “Loan Agreement”). In connection with its entry into the Loan Agreement, the Company granted the Lenders a first priority security interest in all of the Company’s assets. Under the terms of the Loan Agreement, the outstanding principal balance, together with accrued but unpaid interest, matured on June 30, 2012.Officer

On ~~June~~July 2713, 2012, the Company’s ~~received~~Board ~~notice~~ of Directors unanimously voted to appoint James Robertson to serve as the ~~sale~~Company’s President and ~~assignment~~Chief ofExecutive ~~all~~Officer, effective as of ~~the~~July ~~interests~~13, ~~held~~2012. Mr. byRobertson joined the ~~Lenders~~Company ~~under~~in ~~the~~January ~~Loan~~2009 ~~Agreement~~as toGeneral ~~Yuri~~Counsel. Mr. ~~Itkis~~Robertson ~~Gaming~~was ~~Trust~~subsequently ofappointed ~~1993~~to ~~(the~~serve ~~“Trust”).~~as OnCorporate ~~June~~Secretary ~~28,~~and ~~2012,~~in July 2010 was promoted to the ~~Company~~role ~~received~~of aVice ~~demand~~President ~~from~~and ~~the~~General ~~Trust~~Counsel and made responsible for ~~full~~the ~~payment~~direction of the ~~outstanding~~legal, ~~balance~~intellectual property, ~~together~~regulatory ~~with~~compliance, ~~accrued~~human ~~interest~~resources, noand ~~later~~risk ~~than~~management ~~July~~functions 2,of ~~2012. The~~the Company. Mr. ~~does~~Robertson ~~not~~holds ~~expect~~a toBachelor’s ~~make~~Degree ~~any~~in ~~further~~Business ~~payment~~Administration from the University of ~~principal~~Colorado, ora ~~interest~~Masters ~~under~~of Business Administration from the ~~Loan~~University ~~Agreement~~of onNevada ~~July~~Las 2Vegas, ~~2012~~ and ~~thus~~a ~~engaged~~Juris inDoctorate ~~discussions~~from ~~with~~ the ~~Trust~~University ~~regarding~~of ~~its~~Nevada ~~obligations~~Las ~~under~~Vegas, ~~the~~William ~~Loan~~S. ~~Agreement;~~Boyd ~~however,~~School ~~the~~of ~~Company~~Law. Prior ~~was~~to ~~unable~~joining tothe ~~obtain~~Company, aMr. ~~forbearance~~Robertson ~~extension~~worked orin ~~reach~~the anlegal ~~agreement~~departments ~~with~~of ~~the~~First ~~Trust~~Data toCorporation ~~avoid~~and ~~the~~International ~~enforcement~~Game byTechnology. Mr. ~~the~~Robertson ~~Trust~~also ofserves ~~its~~as ~~rights~~a ~~under~~member of the ~~Loan~~Company’s ~~Agreement~~Compliance Committee.

~~The~~Upon ~~Company’s~~recommendation ~~failure~~of tothe ~~make~~Compensation ~~any~~Committee ~~further~~of ~~payment~~the Board of ~~principal~~Directors orof ~~interest~~the ~~under~~Company, ~~the~~Mr. ~~Loan~~Robertson ~~Agreement~~will onreceive oran ~~before~~annual ~~July~~base 2,salary ~~2012,~~of ~~will~~$160,000 ~~among~~as ~~other~~President ~~things,~~and ~~trigger~~Chief ~~the~~Executive ~~Trust’s~~Officer ~~right~~of ~~under~~ the ~~Loan~~Company. ~~Agreement~~Mr. toRobertson’s ~~exercise~~appointment ~~certain rights and remedies~~ as ~~provided~~an ~~for~~officer ~~in Section 8.1~~ of the ~~Loan~~Company ~~Agreement. Furthermore,~~remains ~~the~~all ~~Chapter~~times 11subject ~~filings~~to ~~described~~all inapplicable ~~Item~~regulatory ~~1.03~~approvals ~~above~~and ~~constitutes~~all anqualification ~~event~~requirements of ~~default~~any orgaming ~~otherwise~~commissions, ~~triggers~~boards or ~~may~~similar ~~trigger~~regulatory ~~the~~enforcement ~~Trust’s~~authorities ~~right~~which ~~under~~ the ~~Loan~~Company ~~Agreement~~is tosubject ~~exercise certain rights and remedies as provided for in Section 8~~to.~~1 of the Loan Agreement.~~

The Company believes that any efforts to enforce the payment or other obligations under the Loan Agreement are stayed as a result of the bankruptcy filings. The Company also believes that the Chapter 11 filings described in Item 1.03 above will provide it with the best chance of preserving the value of its business assets and maximizing the return to all of the stakeholders of the Company.SIGNATURE

1Pursuant 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 thereunto duly authorized.

~~Item~~GAMETECH 8INTERNATIONAL, INC.01 By: /s/ Andrew E. ~~Other~~Robinson ~~Events~~Andrew E. Robinson SVP & Chief Financial Officer

OnDate: July 218, 2012~~, the Company issued a press release regarding the Chapter 11 filings described in Item 1.03 above. A copy of the press release is contained in Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.~~

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

99.1 Press Release, dated July 2, 2012, titled “GameTech International, Inc. Files Reorganization Petition; Seeks to Use Court-Supervised Process to Restructure Debt, Make Operational Improvements, and Maximize Enterprise Value.”

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.

GAMETECH INTERNATIONAL, INC.

By: /s/ Andrew Robinson

Andrew Robinson

Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer

Dated: July 2, 2012

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