gaming

gaming
index risk, speculation (risk)

Burton's Legal Thesaurus. . 2006


gaming
The act or practice of gambling; an agreement between two or more individuals to play collectively at a game of chance for a stake or wager, which will become the property of the winner and to which all involved make a contribution.

Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.


gaming
The act or practice of gambling; an agreement between two or more individuals to play collectively at a game of chance for a stake or wager, which will become the property of the winner and to which all involved make a contribution.

Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.

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  • Gaming — Gaming …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • gaming — gam‧ing [ˈgeɪmɪŋ] noun [uncountable] 1. LAW COMMERCE the activity of playing cards or other games of chance for money; = GAMBLING: • Reno s hotel casino owners hope to breathe new life into the city s gaming business …   Financial and business terms

  • Gaming — Blason inconnu …   Wikipédia en Français

  • gaming — gam ing (g[=a]m [i^]ng), n. The act or practice of playing games for stakes or wagers; gambling. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Gaming — Gaming, Marktflecken des Bezirks Scheibs in Österreich unter der Enus; von 1330–1782 bestand hier eine große Karthause, von der jetzt nur noch die Zellen u. Gärten übrig sind; Eisenwerke, Kohlenbrennerei. Holzflößen auf der Erlaf, schwache… …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Gaming — Gaming, Marktflecken in Niederösterreich, Bezirkshauptmannschaft Scheibbs, 430 m ü. M., an den Staatsbahnlinien Pöchlarn Kienberg G. und Waidhofen a. d. Ybbs Kienberg G., hat ein Bezirksgericht, ein Schloß des Freiherrn v. Rothschild, Ruinen… …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Gaming — Gaming,   Marktgemeinde im Bezirk Scheibbs, Niederösterreich, in den Eisenwurzen, 430 m über dem Meeresspiegel, 3 400 Einwohner; Fremdenverkehr.   Stadtbild:   Ehemaliges Kartäuserkloster (heute Hot …   Universal-Lexikon

  • gaming — c.1500, gambling, verbal noun from prp. of GAME (Cf. game) (v.) …   Etymology dictionary

  • gaming — [gām′iŋ] n. 1. the act or practice of gambling 2. playing games that imitate possible business situations or war maneuvers, as preparation or training …   English World dictionary

  • Gaming PC — The terms gaming PC and gaming computer refer to computers specifically built to play personal computer games at a higher resolution or higher graphical settings than domestic PCs. They commonly feature extravagant casings and high end components …   Wikipedia

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