we are aware he was gambling. reporter: a retiree, he was living off real estate investments and had long been betting big money at casinos. he was a big fish at the atlantis in reno. reporter: eric paddock, stephen s brother witnessed just how big of a gambler stephen was when they visited the atlantis casino resort and spa in reno. it s in the record. my family, he brought us to vegas or reno and we took over the whole top floor of the atlantis hotel. this is how he was. this is the kind of gambler he was. reporter: but he has also been spotted at high roller events in las vegas according to vegas insider anthony curtis. how much do you have to spend nobody that category? it s interesting. the high roller strata is different for different places. but when you re talking about the sort of places that paddock played, you ve got to be a really, really big better. he was playing 25 denomination
they were hoping this note and the numbers would help them find a motive. unfortunately it doesn t. what were the numbers? he had done calculations or yeah. he had written he must have done the calculations or gone online to figure it out of what his altitude was going to be on how high up he was, how far out the crowd was going to be and what at that distance what his drop of his bullet was going to be. here at cnn, sara sidner of what police have been able to put together so far. thrts say killer stephen paddock was doing what he normally did in vegas before his massacre began. we are aware he was gambling. a retiree living off real estate investments and had long been betting big money at cas o casin casinos. steve was a big fish at the atlantis in reno. his brother witnessed just how big of a gambler steempb was
the same casino workers also say that he was a really intensely private man. he met his girlfriend while she was working as a hostess. this is one of those high limit gambling rooms, at the atlantis in reno. so where did he get the money that he gambled with? well, in the early 1990s, paddock and began investing california real estate. he purchased a number of rental properties. in 2014 this is include numeric according to the buyer we spoke out to sold in apartment complex more than $8 million. so he was a wealthy guy. that is how his friends described him. however interesting all these details are, they certainly don t add up to anyone approaching the profile of a mess shooter, right? we also know that 33 of the weapons recovered from his hotel suite and his two hotel rooms, those were purchased since last october, but he never used any of them at the only shooting range within 20 miles of his
the same casino workers also say that he was a really intensely private man. he met his girlfriend while she was working as a hostess. this is one of those high limit gambling rooms, at the atlantis in reno. so where did he get the money that he gambled with? well, in the early 1990s, paddock and began investing california real estate. he purchased a number of rental properties. in 2014 this is include numeric according to the buyer we spoke out to sold in apartment complex more than $8 million. so he was a wealthy guy. that is how his friends described him. however interesting all these details are, they certainly don t add up to anyone approaching the profile of a mess shooter, right? we also know that 33 of the weapons recovered from his hotel suite and his two hotel rooms, those were purchased since last october, but he never used any of them at the only shooting range within 20 miles of his