Company: ACEL
Filing Date: 2025-01-17
Form Type: 8-K/A
Source: 0001698991-25-000004
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Company: Accel Entertainment, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-01-17
Form: 8-K/A
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 class                                 |     | Trading symbol(s) |     | Name of each exchange on which registered |
| Class A-1 common stock, par value $0.0001 per share |     | ACEL              |     | New York Stock Exchange                   |

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

<div align='center'>Emerging growth company ☐</div>

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

### EXPLANATORY NOTE
This Amendment No. 1 on Form 8-K/A (this "Amendment") amends Form 8-K of Accel Entertainment, Inc. (the "Company") that was originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 30, 2024 (the "Original Filing"). This Amendment is being filed solely to correct an inadvertent error in the submission of the Original Filing through EDGAR which referenced the incorrect Form 8-K Item Number (Item 2.01) in the EDGAR submission header. This Amendment is being filed through EDGAR to reference the correct Form 8-K Item Numbers (Items 2.02 and 9.01) in the EDGAR submission header. There are no changes to the Original Filing itself (which referenced the correct Item numbers) other than the date of this Amendment. Except as summarized above, this Amendment continues to speak as of the date of the Original Filing and does not reflect events occurring after the date of the Original Filing or modify or update the disclosures therein in any way.

Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On October 30, 2024 , Accel Entertainment, Inc. ( the "Company") issued a press release announcing its financial and operating results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2024. Copies of the Company’s press release and investor presentation are attached and furnished herewith as Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2 to this Form 8-K and are incorporated herein by reference.

Information in this report (including Exhibits 99.