UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549
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                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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                                 Date of Report
                        (Date of earliest event reported)
                                  May 10, 2005

                            NTN Communications, Inc.
             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

 Delaware                            001-11460                   31-1103425
(State or Other Jurisdiction   (Commission File Number)       (I.R.S. Employer
of Incorporation or Organization)                            Identification No.)

                               5966 La Place Court
                           Carlsbad, California 92008
               (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

                                 (760) 438-7400 (Registrant's telephone number,
              including Area Code)

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ITEM 2.02   RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION.

On May 10, 2005, NTN Communications, Inc. issued a press release announcing its
financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2005. The press release
is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1. The information in this report and the
attached exhibit is being furnished and shall not be deemed "filed" with the
Securities and Exchange Commission for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of
Section 18. Furthermore, the information contained in this Current Report shall
not be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended.

ITEM 9.01   FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

Exhibit 99.1 Press release issued by NTN Communications, Inc. on May 10, 2005.

                                    SIGNATURE

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                             NTN COMMUNICATIONS, INC.


                                             By: /s/James B. Frakes
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                                                   James B. Frakes
                                                Chief Financial Officer

Date:  May 10, 2005



                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

EXHIBIT
NUMBER        DESCRIPTION

99.1          Press release issued by NTN Communications, Inc. on May 10, 2005.