5. He was addicted to video poker, the "crack cocaine of gambling" as it was known.
He used his real estate fortune to live the life of a high roller in Vegas, betting big, winning big, losing big but more or less breaking even while enjoying all of the comped perks.
However, as Vegas implemented changes to the video poker software to increase the advantage to the house, Paddock's losses started accumulating. This enraged him and he blamed the Casinos for cheating.
The LA Times published a pretty good piece on the video poker world that Paddock was addicted to. And make no mistake, he was an addict. I posted a thread on it over here:
In the solitary world of video poker, Stephen Paddock knew how to win. Until he didn't
“Vegas implemented changes to the video poker software to increase the advantage to the house, Paddock’s losses started accumulating. This enraged him and he blamed the Casinos for cheating.”
Wow, Since Paddock was enraged with the Casino, why didn’t he retaliate and attack the Casino staff or their patrons? They have several nightclub and concert venues inside the Mandalay Bay Hotel that would have yielded a higher body count.
Clearly that was not his motive.