noun
Often used in legal or formal contexts, such as the 風俗営業等の規制及び業務の適正化等に関する法律 (Law Regulating Adult Entertainment Businesses), where 遊技 refers to games like pachinko. In everyday speech, ゲーム or 遊び is more common.
この法律では、パチンコは遊技に分類される。
Under this law, pachinko is classified as a game.
遊技場には18歳未満は入れない。
People under 18 are not allowed in game parlors.