betting vs card-playing

betting and card-playing both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
betting	No	Yes	No	No
card-playing	No	Yes	No	No

As adjectives, betting and card-playing are synonyms defined as:

betting and card-playing: preoccupied with the pursuit of pleasure and especially games of chance

Other synonyms of betting include dissipated, gambling, sporting.

betting (adjective)	card-playing (adjective)
preoccupied with the pursuit of pleasure and especially games of chance	preoccupied with the pursuit of pleasure and especially games of chance