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                                 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):
                                 April 27, 2006


                        CASH AMERICA INTERNATIONAL, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


          Texas                  1-9733                    75-2018239
(State of incorporation) (Commission File No.) (IRS Employer Identification No.)


                              1600 West 7th Street
                             Fort Worth, Texas 76102
               (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)


       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (817) 335-1100

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:

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     CFR 230.425)

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     240.14a-12)

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     Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))


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ITEM 2.02 RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION

     On April 27, 2006, Cash America International, Inc. (the "Company")
     announced its consolidated financial results for the first quarter ended
     March 31, 2006. A copy of the Company's earnings news release is furnished
     as Exhibit 99.1 to this report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by
     reference.


ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

             (c)   Exhibits - The following exhibit is furnished pursuant to the
             disclosures included under Item 2.02 of this report on Form 8-K.

             99.1  Copy of earnings news release dated April 27, 2006, issued by
             Cash America International, Inc.










                                   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.

                                               CASH AMERICA INTERNATIONAL, INC.


Date: April 27, 2006                     By:   /s/ J. Curtis Linscott
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                                               J. Curtis Linscott
                                               Vice President, General Counsel &
                                               Secretary











                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.     Description
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99.1            Earnings news release dated April 27, 2006, issued by Cash
                America International, Inc.