Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership (Form 4)

FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b). Check this box to indicate that a transaction was made pursuant to a contract, instruction or written plan that is intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c). See Instruction 10.

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 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Rubenstein Andrew H. 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Accel Entertainment, Inc. [ACEL] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director __X__ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) __X__ Other (specify below) Chairman (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O ACCEL ENTERTAINMENT, INC., 140 TOWER DRIVE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 08/07/2026 (Street) BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 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 Class A-1 Common Stock 08/07/2026 M 346,831 A $ 0 4,204,774 D Class A-1 Common Stock 08/07/2026 F 151,219 D $12.16 4,053,555 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

Performance-based Restricted Stock Unit (PSU)

(1)

08/07/2026

M

346,831(2)

(3)

(3)

Class A-1 Common Stock

346,831

$ 0

173,416

D

Performance-based Restricted Stock Unit (PSU)

(1)

08/07/2026

D

173,416(4)

(3)

(3)

Class A-1 Common Stock

173,416

$ 0

0

D

Restricted Stock Unit (RSU)

(5)

08/10/2026

A

335,516

(6)

(6)

Class A-1 Common Stock

335,516

$ 0

335,516

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Rubenstein Andrew H. C/O ACCEL ENTERTAINMENT, INC. 140 TOWER DRIVE BURR RIDGE, IL 60527	X	X		Chairman

Signatures

/s/ Derek Harmer, Attorney-in-Fact for Andrew Rubenstein		08/11/2026
**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)	Each performance-based restricted stock unit ("PSU") represents the contingent right to receive one share of the Issuer's Class A-1 common stock upon settlement for no consideration. The PSUs vest subject to the Reporting Person's continued service to the Issuer through August 7, 2026 and the Issuer's Class A-1 common stock achieving specified price per share targets.
(2)	As of the August 7, 2026 vesting date, two of the three specified stock-price targets ($12.00 and $12.50) had been achieved. Accordingly, two-thirds of the PSUs (346,831 PSUs) vested and settled into 346,831 shares of Class A-1 common stock.
(3)	The PSUs were granted on April 27, 2023 and were originally scheduled to vest subject to the Reporting Person's continued service to the Issuer through April 27, 2026 and the Issuer's Class A-1 common stock achieving three specified price-per-share targets, on a volume weighted average trading price basis over a 20-day trading period. In connection with the Reporting Person's transition from Chief Executive Officer to Chairman, the vesting date was subsequently extended from April 27, 2026 to August 7, 2026 pursuant to action taken by the Issuer's Compensation Committee.
(4)	Because the third specified stock-price target ($13.00) was not achieved as of the August 7, 2026 vesting date, the remaining one-third of the PSUs (173,416 PSUs) were cancelled and forfeited for no consideration.
(5)	Each restricted stock unit ("RSU") represents a contingent right to receive one share of the Issuer's Class A-1 common stock upon settlement for no consideration.
(6)	1/12 of the shares underlying the RSUs will generally vest on a quarterly basis starting on the 3-month anniversary of the grant date, in each case subject to the Reporting Person's continued service with the Company on each such vesting date.

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