[Drew68]

There’s a theory going around that he made his money via illegal activities and the gambling was just his way of laundering the money.

Could be but like most of the theories going around regarding Paddock, it is based entirely 100 percent on pure speculation.

[LouAvul]

based entirely 100 percent on pure speculation

Hey! It's Freerepublic! Tin foil hattery abounds!

[WVMnteer]

I actually have had some time to think about it, and if I were the FBI, I would be fully on a “follow the money” path right now. This is a retired guy with seemingly endless money to gamble with as well as a freaking arsenal who also lived in Nevada.

Maybe he simply bought a lot of land in California and Arizona in the 80s and made a killing later in life.

At that point, I don’t even know where to start looking.