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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 6, 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
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     CFR 230.425)

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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  6,  2006,  Cash  America  International,  Inc.  (the  "Company")
     announced  that  it  expects  first  quarter  2006  earnings  to  beat  the
     previously  released  guidance.  A copy of the  Company's  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 news release dated April 6, 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 6, 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            Copy of news release dated April 6, 2006, issued by Cash America
                International, Inc.