Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker won $1.4 million from gambling on cards during a single vacation trip to Las Vegas last year with his wife and friends, he said Thursday.

"I was incredibly lucky," Pritzer said at a press conference, a day after his gubernatorial campaign released federal income tax returns that detailed his gambling earnings.

"You have to be, to end up ahead, frankly, going to a casino anywhere," the Democrat said. "It was in Las Vegas, and I like to play cards."

Pritzker, a billionaire who is considered a possible candidate for the White House in 2028, did not say what game he won at.

But his campaign told NBC News that he won the money from playing blackjack. A campaign aide told NBC that Pritzker plans to donate the winnings.

Pritzker and his wife reported nearly

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