Daily Mail: Did gambling debts drive Las Vegas gunman to madness? Multimillionaire real estate investor was 'hooked on video poker and blew $10,000 a day in the weeks before massacre'
* Stephen Paddock, 64, seemed like an ordinary man until his Sunday killing spree
* The real estate head had no mental illnesses or notable affiliations, family said
* But he was a gambling addict who played slots and high-stakes video poker
* He got the rare 'seven-star' high-roller rating in Caesar's Entertainment casinos
* And the Atlantis in Reno once gave his entire family the top floors to enjoy
* In the weeks before his killing spree he blew tens of thousands of dollars
* Some days he spent more than $30,000 in a single casino, legal filings show
* It's not yet known whether he had accrued any debt that pushed him to madness
Police investigating Stephen Paddock's murder spree in Las Vegas on Sunday face a perplexing question: What drove this seemingly ordinary ex-accountant to kill 59 people and injure 527 more?
With no criminal convictions - or even parking tickets - to his name, no history of mental illness and no clear political or religious affiliations, Paddock seems like an ordinary, quietly prosperous real estate speculator.
But he did have one dark side: A gambling obsession that saw him splashing tens of thousands of dollars in Vegas casinos in the weeks before his murder-suicide spree.
Could this have driven Paddock to madness and ultimately murder?
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WNU Editor: All those who knew Stephen Paddock are saying that he had no political or religious views. For me that is very strange .... I have never met anyone in my life who did not an opinion .... especially on politics and religion. There are many other aspects of this case that are also "strange", and one can only hope that the investigation will reveal more details on who this insane killer was, and why motivated him to do what he did.
More News On Las Vegas Mass Shooting Suspect Stephen Paddock
Las Vegas Shooting: After Deadly Spree, Questions Linger on Motive -- NBC
Vegas shooter had interest in guns, video poker, real estate -- AP
Police seek clues to Las Vegas mass shooting, bloodiest in modern US history -- Reuters
Stephen Paddock: What we know about the Las Vegas gunman -- CBS
As Las Vegas grieves, investigators struggle to uncover motive behind shooting rampage -- Chicago Tribune
Investigators 'hunting down' motive behind Las Vegas shooting rampage -- USA TODAY
Stephen Paddock: What we know about the Las Vegas shooter -- DW
More than 24 hours after the Las Vegas massacre, nobody understands Stephen Paddock's motive -- Business Insider
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