All relevant questions at this pint.
I have lived in Nevada for many years and have known many “professional” gamblers - for most the house always prevails. Very few make a real living gambling, most work other jobs to make ends meet.
Mandalay Bay shooter Stephen Paddock may have been a high-roller, but he lost a slip-and-fall lawsuit against a Nevada casino in 2014 — and still owed $270 in court fees when he killed at least 59 people Sunday, including himself.
Security video from the Cosmopolitan Hotel shows Paddock slipping and falling on Oct. 30, 2011, as he walked from a hotel shop towards a high-stakes area in the casino. Paddock said he had slipped in a puddle of liquid and sued the hotel in 2012, initially asking for $100,000, according to the attorney for the hotel, Marty Kravitz.
“They always ask for a lot more than they can get, but he got nothing,” said Kravitz.
Casino lawyer: “...slovenly, not well kept. He was not combative. This is not a guy I would have looked at and thought he’s going to commit a crime one day.”