- Current report filing (8-K)

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

FORM 8K

Current Report

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): December 19, 2008

Optimal Group Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Canada

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

0-28572		98-0160833
(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

3500 de Maisonneuve Blvd. West, 2 Place Alexis-Nihon, Suite 800

Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3Z 3C1

(Address of Principal Executive Offices, Including Zip Code)

(514) 738-8885

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

ITEM 5.02 DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR CERTAIN OFFICERS; ELECTION OF DIRECTORS; APPOINTMENT OF CERTAIN OFFICERS; COMPENSATORY ARRANGEMENTS OF CERTAIN OFFICERS

(b) Douglas Lewin ceased to be an officer of Optimal Group Inc. (the "Registrant") and its subsidiaries on December 19, 2008.

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.

Dated: December 19, 2008.