Having been summoned by the Kurus and having remembered the Kshatriyas Dharma (usage), the king played at dice against his will. This is certainly conductive to one's great fame.
आहूतो हि परै राजा क्षात्रं व्रतमनुस्मरन्। दीव्यते परकामेन तन्नः कीर्तिकरं महत्॥