This governor won $1.4M playing blackjack — here’s how he’ll spend it
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker won big money during his Las Vegas vacation last year, according to his recent tax filings .
The 60-year-old governor won an estimated $1.4 million while playing blackjack, according to NBC News .
"I went on vacation with my wife, with some friends. I was incredibly lucky. You have to be to end up ahead, frankly, going to a casino anywhere — it was in Las Vegas — and I like to play cards," Pritzker told reporters during a news conference Thursday.
Pritzker's campaign told NBC News the governor will donate the winnings to charity but it is not clear which charity or charities will receive the money.
The winnings are a part of an adjusted gross income in 2024 of nearly $10.7 million reported by Pritzker and his wife in their latest tax filing, the Chicago Sun-Times reports.
An heir to the Hyatt Family Fortune, Pritzker himself is worth an estimated $3.9 billion, according to Forbes .
Pritzker is currently in his second term as governor and plans to run for a third term. He is also rumored to be a candidate for president in 2028 but he has not announced any plans to run for the Oval Office — at least for now.
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