From the article:
“...And second, garage records show that during a period when Paddock’s car left the hotel garage, one of his key cards was used to get into his room. ...”
There it is.
Guy had help.
Ping!
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3592607/posts?page=1#1
this guy was doing something to launder money....he lead a secret life alright....probably was a gigantic money handler....
Gamblers will share accomodations with other gambling friends.
$5 mil is a huge win for 1 year. I bet it can be traced back to one huge win.
The difference between a professional gambler and a degenerate gambler is a professional manages to have money.
Who leaked the IRS information? Pre-Obama that was one of the worst political sins one could commit.
If he was that good of a gambler and that much of a pro then other big time pros would know him, but I hear not a peep about other gambling pros relating interactions with him.
If a gambler finds a steady overlay, the smart professional ones go incognito as to make sure another pro starts picking his strawberry patch.
Multilevel parking garages in Las Vegas are crawling with cameras. Who was it who entered and drove away in the suspect vehicle? Was it the suspect?
And how many hotel room card keys was the suspect issued and were they still in his possession?
Money laundering.
His job history is one of government employment. US Post Office, then IRS, Then Defense Dept as an auditor. But appears to have no full time employment for last 30 years.
Consider that he may well have gone to work for the CIA or another spook outfit 30 years ago and continued on the govt payroll. Maybe not officially but as a black asset - handling money.
I figure it is about 85% chance certaintaty his gambling was mostly about money laundering. Who was he working for? Spooks? Criminal organizations? Maybe both.