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

Reply to greatauntoftriplets (Reply #55)

Fri Oct 17, 2025, 02:51 PM

Oct 2025

And, who is currently forbidden from running one in Las Vegas. None of which stopped tens of millions of people from giving him their vote for the highest office in the land. Three fucking times.

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How does everyone feel about the Pritzker gambling story? [View all] Vinca Oct 2025 OP

Who gives a shit? Mysterian Oct 2025 #1

I don't think it's terribly hilarious when people become addicted and lose everything. Vinca Oct 2025 #4

What's not hilarious is the price of groceries n/t leftstreet Oct 2025 #7

Epstein is not hilarious either. Bernardo de La Paz Oct 2025 #53

Nor is losing our democracy. choie Oct 2025 #102

Alcohol has also ruined tens of millions of lives in the US. markodochartaigh Oct 2025 #20

And whose fault would that be? MarineCombatEngineer Oct 2025 #56

How is Gov. Pritzker responsible for that? MorbidButterflyTat Oct 2025 #94

People blow their money on all kinds of crap. Happy Hoosier Oct 2025 #121

+1 leftstreet Oct 2025 #5

The concern is almost quaint in the age of Trump and all of his corruption. BannonsLiver Oct 2025 #11

lol Giving it to Charity! Horrors! Cha Oct 2025 #87

Friend, I worked at the Trotters, one of my first jobs. Conjuay Oct 2025 #40

Comparing him to Bill Bennett, who really DID have a major gambling problem, is hilarious. n/t valleyrogue Oct 2025 #118

Legal gambling is a time honored sport. Bobstandard Oct 2025 #2

Doesn't sound like much of an issue to me PatSeg Oct 2025 #3

Guess I disagree on that. This is gold to the opposition. Vinca Oct 2025 #6

Compare that to republicons of today and i say bluestarone Oct 2025 #12

So you don't think they'd find something else if he never gambled? BannonsLiver Oct 2025 #13

I suppose PatSeg Oct 2025 #34

It's also mindboggling how some Dems fall for it MorbidButterflyTat Oct 2025 #95

Yes, sadly like Lucy and Charlie Brown with the football PatSeg Oct 2025 #112

Definitely! MorbidButterflyTat Oct 2025 #127

He certainly is a morale booster PatSeg Oct 2025 #128

Anything is gold to the MAGAt's, MarineCombatEngineer Oct 2025 #57

How? NT Happy Hoosier Oct 2025 #122

I couldn't possibly care less about his gambling. BannonsLiver Oct 2025 #8

Why do we care? bamagal62 Oct 2025 #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 Oct 2025 #10

President's are supposed to SocialDemocrat61 Oct 2025 #14

What Pritzker gambling story? EnergizedLib Oct 2025 #15

I'm missing the scandal. Gore1FL Oct 2025 #16

He's Super Rich. vanlassie Oct 2025 #47

I personally do not gamble. markodochartaigh Oct 2025 #17

Nope. It makes him seem cool leftstreet Oct 2025 #18

1. First I'm hearing of it and JustAnotherGen Oct 2025 #19

45 of the 50 states have a state-run lottery. unblock Oct 2025 #21

As long WmChris Oct 2025 #24

Pretty much. unblock Oct 2025 #26

We got a state lottery about the same time we legalized horse racing. rsdsharp Oct 2025 #107

Gambling will help him with the MAGA crowd. sop Oct 2025 #22

Oh please MorbidButterflyTat Oct 2025 #96

If we wait for markodochartaigh Oct 2025 #23

Dang, i can never find my coconuts when I need them.... unblock Oct 2025 #28

Point of order radicalleft Oct 2025 #48

Can we replace the electoral college... LuvLoogie Oct 2025 #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 Oct 2025 #25

I honestly could not possibly care less. bearsfootball516 Oct 2025 #27

Doesn't even register, compared to the $ haul trump is making off the presidency. (nt) Paladin Oct 2025 #29

I don't care RainCaster Oct 2025 #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 Oct 2025 #31

I should be so lucky. Mz Pip Oct 2025 #32

To me, the gambling story is... Mike Nelson Oct 2025 #33

You presume people care about someone being wealthy BannonsLiver Oct 2025 #39

So, are we starting down the Aviation Pro Oct 2025 #35

The man is a billionaire LetMyPeopleVote Oct 2025 #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 Oct 2025 #37

I'll vote for whoever the Democratic nominee is, but I have my doubts about Pritzker winning any state Harris Midwestern Democrat Oct 2025 #114

Good way to put Pritzker's appeal to voters in key states. Silent Type Oct 2025 #115

Bothers me too. I consider gambling an absolute blight on humanity. 50 Shades Of Blue Oct 2025 #38

I heard he spat on a sidewalk once. BannonsLiver Oct 2025 #41

OMG! MorbidButterflyTat Oct 2025 #97

You don't buy scratch tickets? Lotto? leftstreet Oct 2025 #42

Nope. 50 Shades Of Blue Oct 2025 #45

Is that so prevalent back home now? DFW Oct 2025 #89

Well, this wiki is from 2018 leftstreet Oct 2025 #91

What charity was it given to? MichMan Oct 2025 #43

Non-issue to me. I could care less. Ritabert Oct 2025 #44

Guess my question to you, would be bluestarone Oct 2025 #46

Is he the only choice on a primary ballot? MichMan Oct 2025 #50

Kinda think that is why we are the way we are today? bluestarone Oct 2025 #54

This message was self-deleted by its author PeaceWave Oct 2025 #49

It's his money; what's the problem? He paid taxes on his winnings and is giving it to charity. Ocelot II Oct 2025 #59

.... MarineCombatEngineer Oct 2025 #64

Same, not a game changer cause his middle income advocacy speaks for itself uponit7771 Oct 2025 #74

Concern troll bob4460 Oct 2025 #51

I don't mean this snarky, but what is the issue? obamanut2012 Oct 2025 #52

Taking on the house and beating it requires strategic thinking. greatauntoftriplets Oct 2025 #55

Yes, compare that to the guy who bankrupted his casino(s). GoCubsGo Oct 2025 #78

That's so true. greatauntoftriplets Oct 2025 #98

So what do you propose Keepthesoulalive Oct 2025 #58

Big Gaming In Vegas... ProfessorGAC Oct 2025 #60

Don't care, it is his money. doc03 Oct 2025 #61

Who cares. Sailingdiver Oct 2025 #62

Politicians lie, fib, exaggerate, and, on rare occasions, tell the truth. *Shrug". Ping Tung Oct 2025 #63

The gambling winnings were on the 2024 tax return he provided MichMan Oct 2025 #66

It looks like the Republican attempt at "Gotchya" politics blew up in their faces. Ping Tung Oct 2025 #70

The Pritzker campaign just released his 2024 tax returns on Wednesday which is when it became known. MichMan Oct 2025 #101

What was on any of the tax returns *rump provided? MorbidButterflyTat Oct 2025 #99

Re: your edit... OneGrassRoot Oct 2025 #65

I care more that he's a billionaire than the fact that he gambles. BlueTsunami2018 Oct 2025 #67

He was born rich questionseverything Oct 2025 #86

And people wonder why we lose.... PCIntern Oct 2025 #68

Wow. MorbidButterflyTat Oct 2025 #103

Made him seem like an out of touch billionaire krawhitham Oct 2025 #69

How? MarineCombatEngineer Oct 2025 #72

Gov Pritzker Won the Money for Charity! So Cha Oct 2025 #100

BS, It was not a charity event krawhitham Oct 2025 #116

No he GOING to donate the money krawhitham Oct 2025 #117

And???? MarineCombatEngineer Oct 2025 #124

LOL no it didn't leftstreet Oct 2025 #77

Trump immediately bankrupted a casino. He had to have his daddy buy chips (and not use them) - an illegal loan Hassin Bin Sober Oct 2025 #71

omg So what?? awesomerwb1 Oct 2025 #73

Can we not let Perfect be the enemy of Pretty Good? tonekat Oct 2025 #75

I feel nothing about it. RandySF Oct 2025 #76

I play poker every week. What's the problem? OutNow Oct 2025 #80

Dude is a billionaire NeoTrajan Oct 2025 #81

Oh, who cares? murielm99 Oct 2025 #82

Trump owned a casino... ZDU Oct 2025 #83

Pritzker is a billionaire and that doesn't help his chances in the Presidential primary LogDog75 Oct 2025 #84

Or, it helps him leftstreet Oct 2025 #92

My first reaction was "here's another entitled billionaire who doesnt understand the impact of ... LearnedHand Oct 2025 #85

It was on his tax return. MorbidButterflyTat Oct 2025 #105

My take: unless he was gambling with embezzled state funds, as a niyad Oct 2025 #88

It's not a "revelation" if he revealed it on purpose. I know people who gamble for recreation... Hekate Oct 2025 #90

Perfectly fine with it. MorbidButterflyTat Oct 2025 #93

Purity police alert. Tens of BILLIONS are gambled every year in the U.S. What's next, NoMoreRepugs Oct 2025 #104

You're making a big assumption here FakeNoose Oct 2025 #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 Oct 2025 #108

During the height of his greatness Michael Jordan used to gamble into the wee hours of the night. milestogo Oct 2025 #109

Dont care! Non story to me have ya seen the other guy! sunflowerseed Oct 2025 #110

I think it might rise to the grand heights a benign non-issue Torchlight Oct 2025 #111

It shows he is smart unlike Trump that LOST money JI7 Oct 2025 #113

As long as he can afford it, don't care. NT Happy Hoosier Oct 2025 #119

Putting your money in the stock market is a form of gambling. valleyrogue Oct 2025 #120

LOL.... Patton French Oct 2025 #123

What did you say? usedtobedemgurl Oct 2025 #125

It's Not Like He's Bankrupting The Casinos Deep State Witch Oct 2025 #126