公こう営えい競きょう技ぎ

noun

publicly operated gambling sport; government-controlled betting sport

Refers to the four main sports in Japan where betting is legal under local government or public corporation control: horse racing, bicycle racing, motorboat racing, and motorcycle racing.

• 公こう営えい競きょう技ぎには競けい馬ばや競けい輪りんなどがある。

  Publicly operated gambling sports include horse racing and keirin.

• 地ち方ほう自じ治ち体たいは公こう営えい競きょう技ぎの収しゅう益えきを公こう共きょう事じ業ぎょうに充あてている。

  Local governments allocate revenue from publicly operated gambling sports to public works.