Definition of gaming
1 : the practice of gambling
2a : the playing of games that simulate actual conditions (as of business or war) especially for training or testing purposesb : the playing of video games
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Examples of gaming in a Sentence
He does a lot of gaming online.
Recent Examples of gaming from the Web
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Wild Rose is proposing a $40 million casino that Kirke says will create hundreds of jobs and generate $48 million in annual gaming revenues.
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After setting fire to gaming tables, the gunman apparently barged into a room on the fifth floor of the Maxims hotel connected to the mall and casino.
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Amazon sells gaming apps, targeted at kids, from its Appstore to play on mobile phones or tables, and receives a percentage of purchases.
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In February 2017, the NBA and Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ:TTWO) announced plans to launch a new, professional competitive gaming league that will bring together the best basketball gamers in the world.
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Individuals both for and against video gaming have spoken at the last three county board meetings.
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First Refusal Microsoft Corp., which uses Nvidia’s graphic chips for its Xbox gaming console, has the right of first refusal to buy the shares if another company tries to take a more than 30 percent stake, Nvidia has said in regulatory filings.
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Foley's investment For Foley taxpayers, the center's success is just as important as the rest of the OWA entertainment complex, which is the first non-gaming project financially backed by the Poarch Band of Creek Indians.
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GAMING Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition of gaming for English Language Learners
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: the activity of playing computer games
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: the act or activity of gambling
GAMING Defined for Kids
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Definition of gaming for Students
: the practice of gambling
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