gaming
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- noun
- /ˈɡeɪmɪŋ/
:
juego de azar
- After losing at the gaming table, he decided it was time to leave the casino.
- casino gaming
- gaming machines
- gaming revenue
Because the government passed a law called the UIGEA, something Gaming Enforcement Act, right?
- Because the government passed a law called the UIGEA, something Gaming Enforcement Act, right?
Examples
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At the gaming table, as in life... risking all takes great courage.
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The new gaming laws mean there's gonna be plenty of opportunity for all of us.
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OK, folks, let's get back to the gaming table, shall we?
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The ship slides straight across the gaming floor towards the huge front doors.
Fiction book (1994) -
I'm going to the gaming tables.
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As a result, the tribes' right to conduct gaming is not absolute but limited by state public policy.
Academic text (2012) -
The purpose of Native American gaming is to generate money for host tribes, not host municipalities.
Academic text (2005) -
Fifty-nine percent of respondents indicated that gaming has caused or kick-started economic development in their respective communities.
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Many tourists visit Las Vegas for the exciting gaming experience at the casinos.
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The gaming industry has seen significant growth in recent years due to new regulations.
Synonyms
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An activity where people place bets to try to win money
Antonyms
Compounds
- Texting
A character a person plays as in video games that is different from their real life
Surface Forms
Morphology
gaming = game (semi-transparent) = game + ing
The word is built transparently from 'game' + '-ing', but this sense is specialized to gambling activity rather than ordinary game-playing.
Etymology
Gaming comes from the older word game, which meant 'play' or 'joy', and when people began to 'play' with money the idea became 'playing for stakes', so gaming can mean gambling.