God made a choice — he chose some individuals to be saved unto everlasting blessedness in heaven, and he chose others to pass
over, allowing them to suffer the
consequences of their sins, eternal
punishment in hell (Sproul, Grace Unknown, 141).
So, on the one hand, overweighing rewards associated with certain activities, including gambling itself, can heighten mood and sometimes increase recklessness, consistent with reports that gambling behaviour has a mood regulatory purpose in affected individuals.4 On the other hand, failure to properly balance the impact of rewards and
punishment, and the interdiction of cognitive biases including «illusions of control»
over the outcomes of probabilistic processes5 may lead to behaviour with
consequences that destabilise mood, worsen clinical condition, or increase the risk of relapse.