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Thu, Oct 11, 2007 -- 10:00 AM

Gambling with Health Care?
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger plans to pay for his new health care plan by leasing the state's lottery to a private firm. The show looks at the role of state lotteries in funding government programs in California and around the country.

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Host: Michael Krasny

Guests:

  • Ernie Passailaigue, president of the North American Association of State and Provincial Lotteries (NASPL) and executive director of the South Carolina Education Lottery

  • H.D. Palmer, deputy director for external affairs with the State Department of Finance

  • Irwin Morris, professor and director of graduate studies at the University of Maryland's Department of Government and Politics

  • Judy Lin, capitol bureau reporter for the Sacramento Bee

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