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) August 1017, 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 15.0102 ~~Entry~~Departure ~~into~~of aDirectors ~~Material~~or ~~Definitive~~Certain ~~Agreement~~Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers.

Item 8.01 Other Events

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

SIGNATURES

iItem 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

~~Item~~On 1July 31, 2012, James Robertson notified GameTech International, Inc.01 ~~Entry~~(the ~~into~~“Company”) of his resignation as the Company’s the President, Chief Executive Officer, General Counsel, Corporate Secretary, as a ~~Material~~member ~~Definitive~~of ~~Agreement~~the Company’s Compliance Committee, and from any other positions held by Mr. Robertson relating to the Company and its subsidiaries. Mr. Robertson’s resignation as to all positions became effective as of August 17, 2012. Mr. Robertson resigned to pursue another employment opportunity. Mr. Robertson’s resignation was not a result of any known disagreement with the Company regarding the Company’s operations, policies or practices.

The ~~information~~Company ~~contained~~may inretain ~~Item 8~~Mr.01 Robertson as a consultant to assist with strategic initiatives and other transitional matters relating to the Company, however, the scope and terms of this ~~Form~~proposed ~~8-K~~consulting isarrangement ~~incorporated~~have ~~herein~~yet byto ~~reference~~be determined.

~~Item~~The ~~8.01~~Company’s ~~Other~~Board ~~Events~~of Directors does not intend to appoint a succeeding President or Chief Executive Officer at this time, but plans to rely upon the Company’s existing senior management team to fulfill the duties and responsibilities of the President and Chief Executive Office.

As previously disclosed, on July 2, 2012, GameTech International, Inc. (the “Company”) and its wholly owned subsidiaries, GameTech Arizona Corp., GameTech Canada Corp. and GameTech Mexico S. de R.L. de C.V. (collectively, the “Subsidiaries”) filed voluntary petitions (collectively, the “Chapter 11 Case”) in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware (the “Bankruptcy Court”) seeking relief under the provisions of Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code (the “Code”). On June 27, 2012, the Company received a notice of the sale and assignment of all of the Company’s outstanding indebtedness (the “Indebtedness”) under its loan agreement to Yuri Itkis Gaming Trust (“Yuri Itkis”), which, as of such date, totaled approximately $16.4 million.SIGNATURE

On August 10, 2012, the Company’s Board of Directors approved the Company’s entry into an Asset Purchase Agreement dated August 8, 2012 (the “Purchase Agreement”) between the Company, the Subsidiaries, YI GT Acquisition, Inc. (the “Buyer”) and Yuri Itkis. Pursuant to the ~~Agreement,~~requirements ~~the Buyer proposes to acquire substantially all the assets~~ of ~~GameTech and~~ the ~~Subsidiaries~~Securities ~~(the~~Exchange ~~“Assets”),~~Act ~~subject to the Company’s receipt~~ of ~~higher bids for the Assets in connection with the auction procedures described below. Under the terms of the Purchase Agreement~~1934, the ~~Buyer~~registrant ~~agrees~~has toduly ~~purchase~~caused ~~the~~this ~~Assets~~report ~~for the following aggregate consideration (the “Consideration”): (i) credit of all outstanding Indebtedness; (ii) the credit pursuant~~ to ~~Section~~be ~~363(k)~~signed ofon ~~the~~its ~~Code~~behalf ofby ~~all DIP Obligations (as defined in~~ the ~~Purchase~~undersigned ~~Agreement)~~thereunto ~~owing~~duly as of the Effective Time (as defined in the Purchase Agreement); (iii) cash in an amount equal to $2,500,000 minus the amount of all DIP Obligations owing as of the Effective Time; (iv) the assumption of the Assumed Obligations (as defined in the Purchase Agreement); and (v) payment of all Sales Taxes (as defined in the Purchase Agreement)authorized. ~~The Purchase Agreement also permits the Buyer, as a “qualified bidder,” to increase the amount of Consideration pursuant to the terms of the contemplated bid procedures.~~

~~Following~~GAMETECH ~~its entry into the Purchase Agreement~~INTERNATIONAL, ~~the Company filed a motion with the Bankruptcy Court on August 10, 2012 seeking approval of the Purchase Agreement and the contemplated bid procedures (the “Motion”)~~INC. ~~The~~ ~~Buyer~~By: ~~entered into the Purchase Agreement as the “stalking horse” bidder for the Assets. As the stalking horse bidder, the Buyer’~~/s/ ~~offer~~Andrew toRobinson ~~purchase~~Andrew ~~the Assets, as set forth in the Purchase Agreement, would be the standard by which any other bids to purchase the Assets would be evaluated~~E. ~~Other~~ ~~interested~~Robinson ~~bidders~~Senior ~~who~~Vice ~~submit~~President ~~qualifying~~& offers would be permitted to participate in the auction of the Assets. The bidding procedures and bid protections provided to the Buyer are more particularly described in the Motion. The Purchase Agreement and the Motion remain subject to approval by the Bankruptcy Court.CFO

~~The~~Date: ~~Purchase~~August ~~Agreement~~22, is filed herewith and is incorporated herein by reference. The foregoing description of the Purchase Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Purchase Agreement.2012

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

Exhibit Number		Description
2.1		Asset Purchase Agreement, dated August 8, 2012, between GameTech International, Inc., GameTech Arizona Corp., GameTech Canada Corp., GameTech Mexico S. de R.L. de C.V., YI GT Acquisition, Inc. and Yuri Itkis Gaming Trust.

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: August 15, 2012

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