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Las Vegas shooter Stephen Paddock in 2013, was involved in a lawsuit against the hotel Cosmopolitanin which he slipped and fell in 2011 year.

During the consideration of the case, he gave testimony in which he spoke about his habits and lifestyle, this document from the 97 pages was made available to the publication. CNN.

Paddock admitted that he used to gamble at night and slept during the daytime. From time to time he took Valium to calm the nerves, the drug was prescribed to him by a doctor.

He played for amounts up to a million dollars per night, but he came to the Las Vegas casino in sweatpants and slippers and brought his own drink because he did not want to leave tips to the waiters.

Paddock’s testimony does not explain what could have been caused by the mass execution by him in early October. According to him, he had no problems with mental health, he had no drug addiction or criminal record.

He said that Nevada physician therapist Steven Winkler attributed Valium to him "for excessive anxiety." It is unclear how often Paddock took this drug, but during the testimony he calculated that he had 10 or 15 tablets out of the package in 60 pieces, which he was prescribed a year and a half before.

According to the manufacturer of the drug, aggressiveness and irritability are among the possible side effects of taking diazepam, better known as Valium. But it is not known when Paddock last took the drug.

According to the information contained in the database on drug control in Nevada, Dr. Winkler last appointed him to diazepam in June. Paddock said that he paid the doctor annually, but did not specify for which services. Winkler refused to comment on the situation.

During a conversation with law enforcement officers, Paddock said he had a license to carry hidden weapons in Texas. There were no other questions about weapons, since this was not related to the essence of the judicial process.

In 2013, Paddock described himself as a person living between California, Nevada, Texas and Florida. According to him, he spent traveling "more than three weeks a month."

Most of the time he lived in hotels at the casino, where in most cases free rooms were provided for him.

Paddock admitted that on the night of the incident at the hotel Cosmopolitan He opened a bottle of sake in his room, but drank quite a bit.

The lawyer asked him to explain why he opened the drink, but did not drink it, to which Paddock replied that "everything in his room was free, so he opened and used everything."

According to Paddock, at the hotel he slipped on some kind of fluid and fell, causing injuries to his tendons, which resulted in a long-term injury. Cosmopolitan eventually won the trial.

Part of Paddock’s testimony was focused on his love of gambling.

He called himself "one of the biggest poker players in the world."

At the height of his gambling career in 2006, he, he said, "played 14 hours a day, 365 days a year."

Paddock said that he rarely drank alcohol during the game, because "when betting, which I do, I want to have a sharp mind."

“Every time I press the button, the bid varies from $100 to $1350,” he explained.

On the question of how much he could bet in one night, Paddock replied: "A million dollars."

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