Talk:Bill Dwyer (mobster)

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Cause of being penniless at death

The lead says "He eventually was brought down by the U.S. government through legal actions, leaving Dwyer penniless at the end of his life in 1946." but this assertion is not supported by the article. As Dwyer was left "virtually" penniless after the U.S. government legal action in 1935-36, the NHL then took over the NHL hockey team he owned due to his debts; an action he then sued the NHL for. He was subsequently loaned $20,000 to pay those debts, which he then then promptly lost while gambling. As a result he couldn't pay his debts by 1936-37, so lost ownership of the NHL team. He died about 10 years later, in 1946. Sorry, I don't quite see the causal link between the the U.S. government legal action and being penniless at death, after the the U.S. government legal action there is the NHL actions AND a gambling habit AND ten years of life. The U.S. government legal action might have been a major setback, the NHL action was too, but the real nail in the coffin was losing the loaned $20,000 while gambling. Dwyer's own money management behaviour and gambling after the U.S. government legal action strongly suggests he was the author of his own fate. I think the lead statement needs to be verified by citations, or else reworded. - Cameron Dewe (talk) 01:46, 20 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]