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Ocelot II

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

Fri Oct 17, 2025, 01:14 PM

Oct 17

or in some other legal manner, that's up to him and none of anyone else's business. Complaining about it is like criticizing someone for drinking just because some other people are alcoholics.

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How does everyone feel about the Pritzker gambling story? [View all] Vinca Oct 17 OP

Who gives a shit? Mysterian Oct 17 #1

I don't think it's terribly hilarious when people become addicted and lose everything. Vinca Oct 17 #4

What's not hilarious is the price of groceries n/t leftstreet Oct 17 #7

Epstein is not hilarious either. Bernardo de La Paz Oct 17 #53

Nor is losing our democracy. choie Oct 17 #102

Alcohol has also ruined tens of millions of lives in the US. markodochartaigh Oct 17 #20

And whose fault would that be? MarineCombatEngineer Oct 17 #56

How is Gov. Pritzker responsible for that? MorbidButterflyTat Oct 17 #94

People blow their money on all kinds of crap. Happy Hoosier Oct 18 #121

+1 leftstreet Oct 17 #5

The concern is almost quaint in the age of Trump and all of his corruption. BannonsLiver Oct 17 #11

lol Giving it to Charity! Horrors! Cha Oct 17 #87

Friend, I worked at the Trotters, one of my first jobs. Conjuay Oct 17 #40

Comparing him to Bill Bennett, who really DID have a major gambling problem, is hilarious. n/t valleyrogue Oct 18 #118

Legal gambling is a time honored sport. Bobstandard Oct 17 #2

Doesn't sound like much of an issue to me PatSeg Oct 17 #3

Guess I disagree on that. This is gold to the opposition. Vinca Oct 17 #6

Compare that to republicons of today and i say bluestarone Oct 17 #12

So you don't think they'd find something else if he never gambled? BannonsLiver Oct 17 #13

I suppose PatSeg Oct 17 #34

It's also mindboggling how some Dems fall for it MorbidButterflyTat Oct 17 #95

Yes, sadly like Lucy and Charlie Brown with the football PatSeg Oct 17 #112

Definitely! MorbidButterflyTat Oct 18 #127

He certainly is a morale booster PatSeg Oct 18 #128

Anything is gold to the MAGAt's, MarineCombatEngineer Oct 17 #57

How? NT Happy Hoosier Oct 18 #122

I couldn't possibly care less about his gambling. BannonsLiver Oct 17 #8

Why do we care? bamagal62 Oct 17 #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 17 #10

President's are supposed to SocialDemocrat61 Oct 17 #14

What Pritzker gambling story? EnergizedLib Oct 17 #15

I'm missing the scandal. Gore1FL Oct 17 #16

He's Super Rich. vanlassie Oct 17 #47

I personally do not gamble. markodochartaigh Oct 17 #17

Nope. It makes him seem cool leftstreet Oct 17 #18

1. First I'm hearing of it and JustAnotherGen Oct 17 #19

45 of the 50 states have a state-run lottery. unblock Oct 17 #21

As long WmChris Oct 17 #24

Pretty much. unblock Oct 17 #26

We got a state lottery about the same time we legalized horse racing. rsdsharp Oct 17 #107

Gambling will help him with the MAGA crowd. sop Oct 17 #22

Oh please MorbidButterflyTat Oct 17 #96

If we wait for markodochartaigh Oct 17 #23

Dang, i can never find my coconuts when I need them.... unblock Oct 17 #28

Point of order radicalleft Oct 17 #48

Can we replace the electoral college... LuvLoogie Oct 17 #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 17 #25

I honestly could not possibly care less. bearsfootball516 Oct 17 #27

Doesn't even register, compared to the $ haul trump is making off the presidency. (nt) Paladin Oct 17 #29

I don't care RainCaster Oct 17 #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 17 #31

I should be so lucky. Mz Pip Oct 17 #32

To me, the gambling story is... Mike Nelson Oct 17 #33

You presume people care about someone being wealthy BannonsLiver Oct 17 #39

So, are we starting down the Aviation Pro Oct 17 #35

The man is a billionaire LetMyPeopleVote Oct 17 #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 17 #37

I'll vote for whoever the Democratic nominee is, but I have my doubts about Pritzker winning any state Harris Midwestern Democrat Oct 17 #114

Good way to put Pritzker's appeal to voters in key states. Silent Type Oct 17 #115

Bothers me too. I consider gambling an absolute blight on humanity. 50 Shades Of Blue Oct 17 #38

I heard he spat on a sidewalk once. BannonsLiver Oct 17 #41

OMG! MorbidButterflyTat Oct 17 #97

You don't buy scratch tickets? Lotto? leftstreet Oct 17 #42

Nope. 50 Shades Of Blue Oct 17 #45

Is that so prevalent back home now? DFW Oct 17 #89

Well, this wiki is from 2018 leftstreet Oct 17 #91

What charity was it given to? MichMan Oct 17 #43

Non-issue to me. I could care less. Ritabert Oct 17 #44

Guess my question to you, would be bluestarone Oct 17 #46

Is he the only choice on a primary ballot? MichMan Oct 17 #50

Kinda think that is why we are the way we are today? bluestarone Oct 17 #54

This message was self-deleted by its author PeaceWave Oct 17 #49

It's his money; what's the problem? He paid taxes on his winnings and is giving it to charity. Ocelot II Oct 17 #59

.... MarineCombatEngineer Oct 17 #64

Same, not a game changer cause his middle income advocacy speaks for itself uponit7771 Oct 17 #74

Concern troll bob4460 Oct 17 #51

I don't mean this snarky, but what is the issue? obamanut2012 Oct 17 #52

Taking on the house and beating it requires strategic thinking. greatauntoftriplets Oct 17 #55

Yes, compare that to the guy who bankrupted his casino(s). GoCubsGo Oct 17 #78

That's so true. greatauntoftriplets Oct 17 #98

So what do you propose Keepthesoulalive Oct 17 #58

Big Gaming In Vegas... ProfessorGAC Oct 17 #60

Don't care, it is his money. doc03 Oct 17 #61

Who cares. Sailingdiver Oct 17 #62

Politicians lie, fib, exaggerate, and, on rare occasions, tell the truth. *Shrug". Ping Tung Oct 17 #63

The gambling winnings were on the 2024 tax return he provided MichMan Oct 17 #66

It looks like the Republican attempt at "Gotchya" politics blew up in their faces. Ping Tung Oct 17 #70

The Pritzker campaign just released his 2024 tax returns on Wednesday which is when it became known. MichMan Oct 17 #101

What was on any of the tax returns *rump provided? MorbidButterflyTat Oct 17 #99

Re: your edit... OneGrassRoot Oct 17 #65

I care more that he's a billionaire than the fact that he gambles. BlueTsunami2018 Oct 17 #67

He was born rich questionseverything Oct 17 #86

And people wonder why we lose.... PCIntern Oct 17 #68

Wow. MorbidButterflyTat Oct 17 #103

Made him seem like an out of touch billionaire krawhitham Oct 17 #69

How? MarineCombatEngineer Oct 17 #72

Gov Pritzker Won the Money for Charity! So Cha Oct 17 #100

BS, It was not a charity event krawhitham Oct 18 #116

No he GOING to donate the money krawhitham Oct 18 #117

And???? MarineCombatEngineer Oct 18 #124

LOL no it didn't leftstreet Oct 17 #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 17 #71

omg So what?? awesomerwb1 Oct 17 #73

Can we not let Perfect be the enemy of Pretty Good? tonekat Oct 17 #75

I feel nothing about it. RandySF Oct 17 #76

I play poker every week. What's the problem? OutNow Oct 17 #80

Dude is a billionaire NeoTrajan Oct 17 #81

Oh, who cares? murielm99 Oct 17 #82

Trump owned a casino... ZDU Oct 17 #83

Pritzker is a billionaire and that doesn't help his chances in the Presidential primary LogDog75 Oct 17 #84

Or, it helps him leftstreet Oct 17 #92

My first reaction was "here's another entitled billionaire who doesnt understand the impact of ... LearnedHand Oct 17 #85

It was on his tax return. MorbidButterflyTat Oct 17 #105

My take: unless he was gambling with embezzled state funds, as a niyad Oct 17 #88

It's not a "revelation" if he revealed it on purpose. I know people who gamble for recreation... Hekate Oct 17 #90

Perfectly fine with it. MorbidButterflyTat Oct 17 #93

Purity police alert. Tens of BILLIONS are gambled every year in the U.S. What's next, NoMoreRepugs Oct 17 #104

You're making a big assumption here FakeNoose Oct 17 #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 17 #108

During the height of his greatness Michael Jordan used to gamble into the wee hours of the night. milestogo Oct 17 #109

Dont care! Non story to me have ya seen the other guy! sunflowerseed Oct 17 #110

I think it might rise to the grand heights a benign non-issue Torchlight Oct 17 #111

It shows he is smart unlike Trump that LOST money JI7 Oct 17 #113

As long as he can afford it, don't care. NT Happy Hoosier Oct 18 #119

Putting your money in the stock market is a form of gambling. valleyrogue Oct 18 #120

LOL.... Patton French Oct 18 #123

What did you say? usedtobedemgurl Oct 18 #125

It's Not Like He's Bankrupting The Casinos Deep State Witch Oct 18 #126