There are rewards Anni.. Each time a decision is made to gamble the fantasy world of the gambler takes over .. There are possibilities of huge wins which will put everything right, which will allow the gambler to be the generous person they were before the addiction and give to family and friends, which will undo all the bad gambling has done .. All will be ok
…but of course that doesn’t happen..instead the problems caused by gambling get worse , driving the gambler to further despair .. Until there is hope and promise once more and the gambler can escape the awful world he has created ..
It is a vicious cycle ..the further the gambier falls, the more it seems like gambling is the only solution , so the stakes must be higher to get a win worth having …
So the reward for gambling is hope which is uplifting, the buzz of the wins and escape from the awful world he has created