JMO
I have to wonder if some sort of mental illness was taking hold because from this article about his deceased father they do mention his father had been diagnosed as a psychopath which is a very serious illness if true. There is not really anything to back this up other than this report but if true then it may be something that can link mental illness to a direct blood relative of his.
I dont know much about mental illness but I think it can affect people later in life even if they did not have symptoms earlier in their life. Until something more concrete comes out IMO I am going to consider some sort of mental illness a possibility that may have contributed.
The other hint about it was the interview with the brother where he said something about "moving him". Like maybe they had to make all the arrangements. So wondering if he was losing his mental capacity.
I am also thinking he may have had a serious gambling problem and if mental illness was getting worse it may have put him over the edge to plan something like this.
Like was mentioned earlier maybe he went there with the plan to bet huge amounts and he would either win his money back or take revenge out on the casino and everyone else around him.
I guess we just have to wait until more is known about his motives.
Below is the article where we see them stating a diagnosis about the father.
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An FBI poster issued after the escape said Benjamin Hoskins Paddock had been "diagnosed as psychopathic" and should be considered "armed and very dangerous." He'd been serving a 20-year sentence for a string of bank robberies in Phoenix.
The elder Paddock remained on the lam for nearly a decade, living under an assumed name in Oregon. Investigators found him in 1978 after he attracted publicity for opening the state's first licensed bingo parlor. He died in 1998.
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https://kdminer.com/news/2017/oct/02/las-vegas-gunman-was-retired-and-had-no-criminal-r/
