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bluestarone

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46. Guess my question to you, would be

Fri Oct 17, 2025, 01:59 PM

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Would you vote against a person that will save our democracy and stop what's happening today in our country, because he gambles? After watching republicons take everything away everything America stands for. As an American, HE has as much right to gamble as YOU do NOT to gamble. Can you not see this?

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

Who gives a shit? Mysterian Yesterday #1

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

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

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

Nor is losing our democracy. choie Yesterday #102

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

And whose fault would that be? MarineCombatEngineer Yesterday #56

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

People blow their money on all kinds of crap. Happy Hoosier 7 hrs ago #121

+1 leftstreet Yesterday #5

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

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

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

Comparing him to Bill Bennett, who really DID have a major gambling problem, is hilarious. n/t valleyrogue 7 hrs ago #118

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

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

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

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

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

I suppose PatSeg Yesterday #34

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

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

Definitely! MorbidButterflyTat 2 hrs ago #127

He certainly is a morale booster PatSeg 2 hrs ago #128

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

How? NT Happy Hoosier 7 hrs ago #122

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

Why do we care? bamagal62 Yesterday #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 Yesterday #10

President's are supposed to SocialDemocrat61 Yesterday #14

What Pritzker gambling story? EnergizedLib Yesterday #15

I'm missing the scandal. Gore1FL Yesterday #16

He's Super Rich. vanlassie Yesterday #47

I personally do not gamble. markodochartaigh Yesterday #17

Nope. It makes him seem cool leftstreet Yesterday #18

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

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

As long WmChris Yesterday #24

Pretty much. unblock Yesterday #26

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

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

Oh please MorbidButterflyTat Yesterday #96

If we wait for markodochartaigh Yesterday #23

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

Point of order radicalleft Yesterday #48

Can we replace the electoral college... LuvLoogie Yesterday #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 Yesterday #25

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

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

I don't care RainCaster Yesterday #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 Yesterday #31

I should be so lucky. Mz Pip Yesterday #32

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

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

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

The man is a billionaire LetMyPeopleVote Yesterday #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 Yesterday #37

I'll vote for whoever the Democratic nominee is, but I have my doubts about Pritzker winning any state Harris Midwestern Democrat 23 hrs ago #114

Good way to put Pritzker's appeal to voters in key states. Silent Type 22 hrs ago #115

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

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

OMG! MorbidButterflyTat Yesterday #97

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

Nope. 50 Shades Of Blue Yesterday #45

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

Well, this wiki is from 2018 leftstreet Yesterday #91

What charity was it given to? MichMan Yesterday #43

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

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

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

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

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

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

.... MarineCombatEngineer Yesterday #64

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

Concern troll bob4460 Yesterday #51

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

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

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

That's so true. greatauntoftriplets Yesterday #98

So what do you propose Keepthesoulalive Yesterday #58

Big Gaming In Vegas... ProfessorGAC Yesterday #60

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

Who cares. Sailingdiver Yesterday #62

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

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

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

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

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

Re: your edit... OneGrassRoot Yesterday #65

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

He was born rich questionseverything Yesterday #86

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

Wow. MorbidButterflyTat Yesterday #103

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

How? MarineCombatEngineer Yesterday #72

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

BS, It was not a charity event krawhitham 7 hrs ago #116

No he GOING to donate the money krawhitham 7 hrs ago #117

And???? MarineCombatEngineer 6 hrs ago #124

LOL no it didn't leftstreet Yesterday #77

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

omg So what?? awesomerwb1 Yesterday #73

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

I feel nothing about it. RandySF Yesterday #76

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

Dude is a billionaire NeoTrajan Yesterday #81

Oh, who cares? murielm99 Yesterday #82

Trump owned a casino... ZDU Yesterday #83

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

Or, it helps him leftstreet Yesterday #92

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

It was on his tax return. MorbidButterflyTat Yesterday #105

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

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

Perfectly fine with it. MorbidButterflyTat Yesterday #93

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

You're making a big assumption here FakeNoose Yesterday #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 Yesterday #108

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

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

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

It shows he is smart unlike Trump that LOST money JI7 23 hrs ago #113

As long as he can afford it, don't care. NT Happy Hoosier 7 hrs ago #119

Putting your money in the stock market is a form of gambling. valleyrogue 7 hrs ago #120

LOL.... Patton French 7 hrs ago #123

What did you say? usedtobedemgurl 5 hrs ago #125

It's Not Like He's Bankrupting The Casinos Deep State Witch 2 hrs ago #126