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Cover Page - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
Cover Page - USD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2019	Mar. 12, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019
Entity Information [Line Items]
Document Type	10-K
Amendment Flag	false
Document Annual Report	true
Document Transition Report	false
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2019
Entity File Number	001-38136
Entity Registrant Name	Accel Entertainment, Inc.
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code	DE
Entity Tax Identification Number	98-1350261
Entity Address, Address Line One	140 Tower Drive
Entity Address, City or Town	Burr Ridge,
Entity Address, State or Province	IL
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code	60527
City Area Code	630
Local Phone Number	972-2235
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Interactive Data Current	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Entity Small Business	false
Entity Emerging Growth Company	true
Entity Ex Transition Period	false
Entity Shell Company	false
Entity Public Float			$ 468.0
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2019
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Entity Central Index Key	0001698991
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		78,230,060
Documents Incorporated by Reference	Portions of the registrant’s definitive Proxy Statement for its 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders are incorporated by reference into Part III of this Annual Report on Form 10-K where indicated. Such Proxy Statement will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission within 120 days of the registrant's fiscal year ended December 31, 2019.
Class A-1 Common Stock
Entity Information [Line Items]
Title of 12(b) Security	Class A-1 Common Stock, par value $.0001 per share
Trading Symbol	ACEL
Security Exchange Name	NYSE
Warrants
Entity Information [Line Items]
Title of 12(b) Security	Warrants, each whole Warrant exercisable for one share of Class A-1 common stock at an exercise price of $11.50 per share
Trading Symbol	ACEL-WS
Security Exchange Name	NYSE