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18. Nope. It makes him seem cool

Fri Oct 17, 2025, 12:51 PM

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He took on the house, beat the odds. Winner!

Then entire fucking country buys weekly lotto and scratch tickets. Spends weekends at res casinos

Come on

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How does everyone feel about the Pritzker gambling story? [View all] Vinca Friday OP

Who gives a shit? Mysterian Friday #1

I don't think it's terribly hilarious when people become addicted and lose everything. Vinca Friday #4

What's not hilarious is the price of groceries n/t leftstreet Friday #7

Epstein is not hilarious either. Bernardo de La Paz Friday #53

Nor is losing our democracy. choie Friday #102

Alcohol has also ruined tens of millions of lives in the US. markodochartaigh Friday #20

And whose fault would that be? MarineCombatEngineer Friday #56

How is Gov. Pritzker responsible for that? MorbidButterflyTat Friday #94

People blow their money on all kinds of crap. Happy Hoosier 20 hrs ago #121

+1 leftstreet Friday #5

The concern is almost quaint in the age of Trump and all of his corruption. BannonsLiver Friday #11

lol Giving it to Charity! Horrors! Cha Friday #87

Friend, I worked at the Trotters, one of my first jobs. Conjuay Friday #40

Comparing him to Bill Bennett, who really DID have a major gambling problem, is hilarious. n/t valleyrogue 20 hrs ago #118

Legal gambling is a time honored sport. Bobstandard Friday #2

Doesn't sound like much of an issue to me PatSeg Friday #3

Guess I disagree on that. This is gold to the opposition. Vinca Friday #6

Compare that to republicons of today and i say bluestarone Friday #12

So you don't think they'd find something else if he never gambled? BannonsLiver Friday #13

I suppose PatSeg Friday #34

It's also mindboggling how some Dems fall for it MorbidButterflyTat Friday #95

Yes, sadly like Lucy and Charlie Brown with the football PatSeg Friday #112

Definitely! MorbidButterflyTat 15 hrs ago #127

He certainly is a morale booster PatSeg 15 hrs ago #128

Anything is gold to the MAGAt's, MarineCombatEngineer Friday #57

How? NT Happy Hoosier 20 hrs ago #122

I couldn't possibly care less about his gambling. BannonsLiver Friday #8

Why do we care? bamagal62 Friday #9

I don't care and he sounds like he was good at it. I'm more concerned that he had IL state troopers go after protestors LymphocyteLover Friday #10

President's are supposed to SocialDemocrat61 Friday #14

What Pritzker gambling story? EnergizedLib Friday #15

I'm missing the scandal. Gore1FL Friday #16

He's Super Rich. vanlassie Friday #47

I personally do not gamble. markodochartaigh Friday #17

Nope. It makes him seem cool leftstreet Friday #18

1. First I'm hearing of it and JustAnotherGen Friday #19

45 of the 50 states have a state-run lottery. unblock Friday #21

As long WmChris Friday #24

Pretty much. unblock Friday #26

We got a state lottery about the same time we legalized horse racing. rsdsharp Friday #107

Gambling will help him with the MAGA crowd. sop Friday #22

Oh please MorbidButterflyTat Friday #96

If we wait for markodochartaigh Friday #23

Dang, i can never find my coconuts when I need them.... unblock Friday #28

Point of order radicalleft Friday #48

Can we replace the electoral college... LuvLoogie Friday #79

A lot of people gamble, and that's okay. What we don't hear, is how much did they lose prior to winning big? SWBTATTReg Friday #25

I honestly could not possibly care less. bearsfootball516 Friday #27

Doesn't even register, compared to the $ haul trump is making off the presidency. (nt) Paladin Friday #29

I don't care RainCaster Friday #30

I couldn't care less. He's got a lot of money and if he wants to fritter it away in Las Vegas Ocelot II Friday #31

I should be so lucky. Mz Pip Friday #32

To me, the gambling story is... Mike Nelson Friday #33

You presume people care about someone being wealthy BannonsLiver Friday #39

So, are we starting down the Aviation Pro Friday #35

The man is a billionaire LetMyPeopleVote Friday #36

Even before that, I had my concerns about him. Like him, I just wonder whether he can pick up 5% or so of GOPer Silent Type Friday #37

I'll vote for whoever the Democratic nominee is, but I have my doubts about Pritzker winning any state Harris Midwestern Democrat Friday #114

Good way to put Pritzker's appeal to voters in key states. Silent Type Friday #115

Bothers me too. I consider gambling an absolute blight on humanity. 50 Shades Of Blue Friday #38

I heard he spat on a sidewalk once. BannonsLiver Friday #41

OMG! MorbidButterflyTat Friday #97

You don't buy scratch tickets? Lotto? leftstreet Friday #42

Nope. 50 Shades Of Blue Friday #45

Is that so prevalent back home now? DFW Friday #89

Well, this wiki is from 2018 leftstreet Friday #91

What charity was it given to? MichMan Friday #43

Non-issue to me. I could care less. Ritabert Friday #44

Guess my question to you, would be bluestarone Friday #46

Is he the only choice on a primary ballot? MichMan Friday #50

Kinda think that is why we are the way we are today? bluestarone Friday #54

A politician worth $3.9 billion winning $1.5 million at a Las Vegas poker table kind of speaks for itself... PeaceWave Friday #49

It's his money; what's the problem? He paid taxes on his winnings and is giving it to charity. Ocelot II Friday #59

.... MarineCombatEngineer Friday #64

Same, not a game changer cause his middle income advocacy speaks for itself uponit7771 Friday #74

Concern troll bob4460 Friday #51

I don't mean this snarky, but what is the issue? obamanut2012 Friday #52

Taking on the house and beating it requires strategic thinking. greatauntoftriplets Friday #55

Yes, compare that to the guy who bankrupted his casino(s). GoCubsGo Friday #78

That's so true. greatauntoftriplets Friday #98

So what do you propose Keepthesoulalive Friday #58

Big Gaming In Vegas... ProfessorGAC Friday #60

Don't care, it is his money. doc03 Friday #61

Who cares. Sailingdiver Friday #62

Politicians lie, fib, exaggerate, and, on rare occasions, tell the truth. *Shrug". Ping Tung Friday #63

The gambling winnings were on the 2024 tax return he provided MichMan Friday #66

It looks like the Republican attempt at "Gotchya" politics blew up in their faces. Ping Tung Friday #70

The Pritzker campaign just released his 2024 tax returns on Wednesday which is when it became known. MichMan Friday #101

What was on any of the tax returns *rump provided? MorbidButterflyTat Friday #99

Re: your edit... OneGrassRoot Friday #65

I care more that he's a billionaire than the fact that he gambles. BlueTsunami2018 Friday #67

He was born rich questionseverything Friday #86

And people wonder why we lose.... PCIntern Friday #68

Wow. MorbidButterflyTat Friday #103

Made him seem like an out of touch billionaire krawhitham Friday #69

How? MarineCombatEngineer Friday #72

Gov Pritzker Won the Money for Charity! So Cha Friday #100

BS, It was not a charity event krawhitham 20 hrs ago #116

No he GOING to donate the money krawhitham 20 hrs ago #117

And???? MarineCombatEngineer 20 hrs ago #124

LOL no it didn't leftstreet Friday #77

Trump immediately bankrupted a casino. He had to have his daddy buy chips (and not use them) - an illegal loan Hassin Bin Sober Friday #71

omg So what?? awesomerwb1 Friday #73

Can we not let Perfect be the enemy of Pretty Good? tonekat Friday #75

I feel nothing about it. RandySF Friday #76

I play poker every week. What's the problem? OutNow Friday #80

Dude is a billionaire NeoTrajan Friday #81

Oh, who cares? murielm99 Friday #82

Trump owned a casino... ZDU Friday #83

Pritzker is a billionaire and that doesn't help his chances in the Presidential primary LogDog75 Friday #84

Or, it helps him leftstreet Friday #92

My first reaction was "here's another entitled billionaire who doesnt understand the impact of ... LearnedHand Friday #85

It was on his tax return. MorbidButterflyTat Friday #105

My take: unless he was gambling with embezzled state funds, as a niyad Friday #88

It's not a "revelation" if he revealed it on purpose. I know people who gamble for recreation... Hekate Friday #90

Perfectly fine with it. MorbidButterflyTat Friday #93

Purity police alert. Tens of BILLIONS are gambled every year in the U.S. What's next, NoMoreRepugs Friday #104

You're making a big assumption here FakeNoose Friday #106

I didn't say he was, but he did say he enjoyed cards and then promoted casinos in his state. My only gripe is that Vinca Friday #108

During the height of his greatness Michael Jordan used to gamble into the wee hours of the night. milestogo Friday #109

Dont care! Non story to me have ya seen the other guy! sunflowerseed Friday #110

I think it might rise to the grand heights a benign non-issue Torchlight Friday #111

It shows he is smart unlike Trump that LOST money JI7 Friday #113

As long as he can afford it, don't care. NT Happy Hoosier 20 hrs ago #119

Putting your money in the stock market is a form of gambling. valleyrogue 20 hrs ago #120

LOL.... Patton French 20 hrs ago #123

What did you say? usedtobedemgurl 19 hrs ago #125

It's Not Like He's Bankrupting The Casinos Deep State Witch 16 hrs ago #126