As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 1, 2020

Registration No. 333-

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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM S-1

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER

THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

Sports Entertainment Acquisition Corp.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Golden Bear Plaza 11760 US Highway 1, Suite W506

North Palm Beach, FL 33408

Telephone: (561) 402-0741

(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)

Eric Grubman

Chief Financial Officer

Sports Entertainment Acquisition Corp.

Golden Bear Plaza 11760 US Highway 1, Suite W506

North Palm Beach, FL 33408

Telephone: (561) 402-0741

(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

Copies to:

Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: As soon as practicable after the effective date of this registration statement.

If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933 check the following box. ☐

If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. ☒ 333-248798

If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. ☐

If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(d) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.:

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act. ☐

CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

The Registration Statement shall become effective upon filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission in accordance with Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

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EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Registration Statement on Form S-1 is being filed by Sports Entertainment Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation (the “Registrant”), pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and General Instruction V to Form S-1. This Registration Statement relates to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1, as amended (File No. 333-248798) (the “Prior Registration Statement”), initially filed by the Registrant on September 14, 2020 and declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 1, 2020. This Registration Statement covers the registration of an additional 5,750,000 of the Registrant’s units, each consisting of one share of the Registrant’s Class A common stock, $0.0001 par value per share, and one-half of one redeemable warrant, each whole warrant entitling the holder thereof to purchase one share of the Registrant’s Class A common stock. The required opinion of counsel and related consent and accountant’s consent are attached hereto and filed herewith. Pursuant to Rule 462(b), the contents of the Prior Registration Statement, including the exhibits thereto, are incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement.

PART II

INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS

Item 16. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules.

(a) Exhibits. All exhibits filed with or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement on Form S-1 (SEC File No. 333-248798) are incorporated by reference into, and shall be deemed a part of, this Registration Statement, and the following additional exhibits are filed herewith, as part of this Registration Statement:

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 the registrant has duly caused this amendment to the registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of New York, State of New York on October 1, 2020.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

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