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144
0001794305
XXXXXXXX
LIVE
0001698991
ACCEL ENTERTAINMENT INC
001-38136
140 Tower Drive
Burr Ridge
IL
60527
(630) 972-2235
DAVID W RUTTENBERG TRUST
Director
Class A-1 Common
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Executive Financial Services
1 New York Plaza
8th Floor
New York
NY
10004
70000
820922.80
82343457
11/08/2024
NYSE
Class A-1 Common
09/16/2016
Private Acquisition from Issuer/Affiliate
David W Ruttenberg
N
70000
09/16/2016
Cash
N
Grant Place Fund LLC
140 Tower Drive
Burr Ridge
IL
60527
Class A-1 Common
10/15/2024
12500
144851.00
Crilly Court Trust
140 Tower Drive
Burr Ridge
IL
60527
Class A-1 Common
10/15/2024
12500
144855.00
Crilly Court Trust
140 Tower Drive
Burr Ridge
IL
60527
Class A-1 Common
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12500
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Grant Place Fund LLC
140 Tower Drive
Burr Ridge
IL
60527
Class A-1 Common
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12500
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Crilly Court Trust
140 Tower Drive
Burr Ridge
IL
60527
Class A-1 Common
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12500
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Grant Place Fund LLC
140 Tower Drive
Burr Ridge
IL
60527
Class A-1 Common
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12500
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11/08/2024
/s/ David Wolf Ruttenberg