Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
MAPLES MICHAEL J
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
MULTIMEDIA GAMES HOLDING COMPANY, INC. [MGAM] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
MULTIMEDIA GAMES HOLDING COMPANY, INC., 206 WILD BASIN ROAD, BLDG. B, SUITE 400		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/06/2012
(Street)

AUSTIN, TX 78746		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 02/06/2012   S   10,000 D $ 10.26 28,000 D  
Common Stock 02/07/2012   M   10,000 A $ 4.67 38,000 D  
Common Stock 02/07/2012   M   10,000 A $ 5.12 48,000 D  
Common Stock 02/07/2012   M   10,000 A $ 3.83 58,000 D  
Common Stock 02/07/2012   S   16,250 D $ 10.14 (1) 41,750 D  

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)		 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) $ 4.67 02/07/2012   M     10,000 04/01/2009(2) 10/01/2018 Common Stock 10,000 $ 0 0 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) $ 5.12 02/07/2012   M     10,000 04/01/2010(2) 10/01/2016 Common Stock 10,000 $ 0 0 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) $ 3.83 02/07/2012   M     10,000 04/15/2011(3) 10/15/2017 Common Stock 10,000 $ 0 0 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
MAPLES MICHAEL J
MULTIMEDIA GAMES HOLDING COMPANY, INC.
206 WILD BASIN ROAD, BLDG. B, SUITE 400
AUSTIN, TX 78746		   X      

Signatures

 /s/ Jerome R. Smith, Attorney-in-Fact   02/08/2012
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $10.11 to $10.17, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to Multimedia Games Holding Company, Inc. (the "Company"), any security holder of the Company, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the ranges set forth in this footnote.
(2) Director option grants are exercisable six months from the date of grant. The underlying shares purchased via an option exercise may be sold at a rate of twenty-five percent after one year from the date of grant, and may continue to be sold in equal quarterly installments during each of the following three years.
(3) Director option grants are exercisable six months from the date of grant. The underlying shares purchased via an option exercise may be sold at a rate of twenty-five percent per year.

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