>>212118974
He was a gambling addict at the start of S1. Squid Game offers the ultimate gambler's high. He basically became Soran in Star Trek Generation, spending his whole life trying to get back in the Nexus.

>>11803825
>get covered in vomit, most of it not even yours
>have to be forced off the ride by security because it's the greatest experience you've ever had
>get right back in line