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128. He certainly is a morale booster

Reply to MorbidButterflyTat (Reply #127)

Sat Oct 18, 2025, 04:13 PM

Oct 18

at a time when we really need it. Governor Pritzker as well!

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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