I’ve been speculating since yesterday that this guy seems to have all the characteristics of an international money launderer, drug trafficker, or arms dealer. The high-stakes gambling is one clue, but what really caught my eye was the series of comments from his neighbors saying he would disappear for weeks and months at a time.
I was wondering about such possibilities too, given the curiously small amount of info on the guy. The foreign-national girlfriend sort of fits there as well.