Is this a decent laptop for gaming?

I actually work for Best Buy in the computer dept. It would depend on the types of games you are planning on playing. The graphics card in this computer is a hybrid card(better than integrated) but not as good as dedicated graphics would be. It will play most older games at least at their mid range to high settings, but most of the latest games would only be playable at their low settings. Some example of games that would play nicely on this would be Minecraft, and World of Warcraft. This should give you an idea of the types of games that will play.