CHICAGO -- Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker won $1.4 million playing blackjack in Las Vegas last year, according to a release from his campaign, training a spotlight on the billionaire Democrat's tremendous personal wealth with a potential 2028 presidential campaign looming.

At a press conference Thursday, Pritzker was asked about the disclosure and said that he won the prize while on a vacation with friends. His campaign noted that he donated the winnings to charity.

"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," Pritzker joked. "It was in Las Vegas, and I like to play cards."

Pritzker noted that he had founded a charitable poker tournament in Chicago "that has raised millions of dollars for t

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