A Google search of “Las Vegas shooter motive” shows up the following headlines from major news sources (you can do your own Google for the links):
- Las Vegas gunman carefully planned attack; motive is mystery
- Las Vegas shooting: Police release preliminary report, no motive …
- Las Vegas shooting suspect’s motive remains a mystery – USA Today
- Las Vegas mass shooting: No motive uncovered | abc7.com
- Still no motive in Las Vegas mass shooting – NY Daily News
- No motive uncovered for Las Vegas mass shooting, sheriff says | WGN …
- etc.
Now if you change the search slightly and Google “Las Vegas shooter losing money” you get:
- Las Vegas shooter had been losing money for two years and ‘was …
- Las Vegas shooter Stephen Paddock had lost money, been – CBS News
- Las Vegas shooting: Gunman Stephen Paddock lost significant money …
- Las Vegas gunman Stephen Paddock lost money in 2 years preceding …
- Las Vegas Sheriff Says Gunman of Mass Shooting Had Been Losing …
- etc.
So is losing ‘significant money’ at a casino for two years not a motive for shooting the place up? Especially in the absence of any other reasons? I guess that would be bad for business to publish that.