On October 1, 2017, Bilzerian was present at the Las Vegas shooting and filmed himself several times that evening, posting his videos to Instagram. In the first, he described the shooting as he was fleeing to safety; in the second, he stated that "had to go grab a gun. I'm f---ing headed back." Other videos from the incident showed him searching a police car and unsuccessfully asking police for a gun. His final two videos showed him heading home, stating "I don't think there's much I can do." Bilzerian was widely criticized for his actions.