UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K

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, 2019

ALLIED ESPORTS ENTERTAINMENT, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Delaware

001-38226

82-1659427

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

17877 Von Karman Avenue, Suite 300

Irvine, California, 92614

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

(949) 225-2600

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock	AESE	The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC

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).

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Item 5.03

Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.

On December 19, 2019, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Allied Esports Entertainment, Inc. (the “Company”) adopted an amendment to the Company’s Bylaws providing that the number of directors serving on the Board shall be determined from time to time by resolution of the Board. A copy of the Bylaw amendment is filed as Exhibit 3.1 to this report.

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

3.1 Amendment to the Bylaws of Allied Esports Entertainment, Inc.

SIGNATURE

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 20, 2019

	ALLIED ESPORTS ENTERTAINMENT, INC.

	By:	/s/ Anthony Hung
		Anthony Hung Chief Financial Officer

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.	Description
3.1	Amendment to the Bylaws of Allied Esports Entertainment, Inc.