gaming vs numbers game

gaming

noun
  • The playing of a game or games, including but not limited to video games and games of chance. 

  • Careful, strategic use of rules to achieve one's purposes, as one would use the rules of a game. 

  • Synonym of gambling 

numbers game

noun
  • An activity that benefits from having many things to work with or on. 

  • The use of inappropriate statistics (numbers) to reflect a desired result (usually misleading). 

  • A lottery in which bettors attempt to guess which numbers will later be drawn randomly. 

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