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<ownershipDocument>

    <schemaVersion>X0202</schemaVersion>

    <documentType>3</documentType>

    <periodOfReport>2005-07-01</periodOfReport>

    <noSecuritiesOwned>0</noSecuritiesOwned>

    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0000748592</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>NTN COMMUNICATIONS INC</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>NTN</issuerTradingSymbol>
    </issuer>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001331664</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>Berger Kendra</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>5966 LA PLACE COURT</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2></rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>CARLSBAD</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>CA</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>92008</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>1</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <derivativeTable>
        <derivativeHolding>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Stock Options</value>
                <footnoteId id="F1"/>
            </securityTitle>
            <conversionOrExercisePrice>
                <value>1.88</value>
            </conversionOrExercisePrice>
            <exerciseDate>
                <value>2005-07-01</value>
                <footnoteId id="F2"/>
            </exerciseDate>
            <expirationDate>
                <value>2015-06-30</value>
            </expirationDate>
            <underlyingSecurity>
                <underlyingSecurityTitle>
                    <value>Common Stock, $.005 par value</value>
                </underlyingSecurityTitle>
                <underlyingSecurityShares>
                    <value>20000</value>
                </underlyingSecurityShares>
            </underlyingSecurity>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>D</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </derivativeHolding>
    </derivativeTable>

    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">Options granted as compensation for service on the NTN Communications, Inc. board of directors.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Options vest immediately as to 10,000 shares subject to the option and shall become vested as to the remaining 10,000 shares
subject to the option in 12 substantially equal monthly installments, with the first installment vesting on the last day of
the month following the month in which the grant date occurs and an additional installment vesting on the last day of each of
 the 11 months thereafter.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>Kathy Miles as Attorney in Fact for Kendra Berger</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2005-07-06</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
