gaming

noun

gam·ing ˈgā-miŋ

: 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

In 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 noun

the gaming industry

: 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 noun

You can get curved gaming monitors too, for added immersion in certain games.—

Jon Martindale

After 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

Examples of gaming in a Sentence

He does a lot of gaming online.

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Funded by about $460 million in annual revenue from hotel room taxes and conventions, the authority is a force in local politics, channeling the influence of the gaming and tourism industry. —

Daniel Rothberg, ProPublica, 8 Jan. 2025 There’s a free version of GeForce NOW that limits you to 1-hour sessions, and provides virtual PC specs comparable with those of a lower-mid-range gaming PC. —

Andrew Williams, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025 Added to the list were gaming and technology company Tencent, artificial intelligence firm SenseTime and the world’s biggest battery maker CATL. —

Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 7 Jan. 2025 At the same time, the Legion Pro 7i Gen 10’s predecessor, the Lenovo Legion Pro 7i Gen 9, sat atop our high-end gaming laptop pile for much of the past year. —

Matthew Buzzi, PCMAG, 7 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for gaming