FORM 4
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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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
BERMAN LYLE
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Allied Esports Entertainment, Inc. [AESE]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) __X__ Other (specify below)
Chairman
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
130 CHESHIRE LANE, SUITE 101
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/25/2020
(Street)

MINNETONKA, MN 55305
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
Common Stock 05/15/2020   J(1)(4)   1,018,848 A $ 1.963 1,478,182 (2) D (3)  

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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
Put Option (obligation to purchase) $ 1.963 02/25/2020   J(1)   1,018,848   02/25/2020 05/15/2020 Common Stock 1,018,848 (1) 1,018,848 D  
Put Option (obligation to purchase) $ 1.963 05/15/2020   J(4)     1,018,848 02/25/2020 05/15/2020 Common Stock 1,018,848 (1) 0 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
BERMAN LYLE
130 CHESHIRE LANE, SUITE 101
MINNETONKA, MN 55305
  X     Chairman

Signatures

 /s/ Allison Hushek, as attorney-in-fact for Lyle Berman   05/19/2020
**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) On February 25, 2020, the Issuer entered into a Put Option Agreement (the "Put Option") with the reporting person, whereby the Company had the right to sell to the reporting person common stock with an aggregate value of up to $2,000,000 at $1.963 per share through April 9, 2020. On April 7, 2020, the parties amended the Put Option to extend the purchase date through May 15, 2020.
(2) 3,534 shares of which were issued to the reporting person pursuant to a restricted stock grant. Restrictions lapse on 9/20/2020.
(3) All shares held by the Reporting Person's Revocable Trust.
(4) On May 15, 2020, the Company sold the shares to the Reporting Person upon the exercise of the Put Option.
 
Remarks:
Exhibit 24.1 Power of Attorney filed On September 24, 2019 and incorporated herein by reference

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