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: the practice or activity of playing games for stakes : gambling
After a six-decade absence, casino gaming makes its return next month to this Southern Indiana valley, once famous for luxury resorts that attracted the nation's elite.—
Michael Rubino
Michael RubinoIn the same way, casino owners almost never refer to "gambling," which brings to mind damp basements and dice, but always "gaming," which suggests Whist or Scrabble enjoyed in front of a crackling fireplace.—Wayne Curtis
—often used before another nounWayne Curtisthe gaming industry
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: the practice or activity of playing games (such as board games, card games, or video games)
online/mobile/PC gaming
When most people think of computer gaming, they envision some things that aren't exactly politically correct. Things like blazing lasers, spattering blood and beheaded aliens. However, Internet gaming really does offer something for everyone.—Kim Komando
—often used before another nounKim KomandoYou can get curved gaming monitors too, for added immersion in certain games.—Jon Martindale
Jon MartindaleAfter looking through the gaming options, we decided on Quick Draw—a game that gives one participant a word to draw, while the other callers try to guess what the word is.—Becca Miller
Becca MillerExamples of gaming in a Sentence
He does a lot of gaming online.
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Sahil Kapur, NBC news, 1 May 2026
My initial proposal was to tax the sports gaming companies.
—CBS News, 1 May 2026
Detectives arrested 13 people, as well as seized 45 gaming machines, drugs and more than $3,000 in cash, Garibay said.
—Jason Green, Mercury News, 1 May 2026
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—ArsTechnica, 1 May 2026
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“Gaming.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gaming. Accessed 4 May. 2026.
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