CONCORD — A New Hampshire House Committee on Tuesday rejected a bill that sought to legalize a casino in the state.

CONCORD — A New Hampshire House Committee on Tuesday rejected a bill that sought to legalize a casino in the state.



The House Ways and Means Committee decided Tuesday in an 11-9 vote not to recommend passage of legislation that would license one casino with up to 5,000 video slots and 150 table games. The proposed regulations are much more extensive than were in the bill killed by the House last year, but limits on the number of video slots allowed and other details about a new casino are nearly identical.



Gov. Maggie Hassan has long argued that New Hampshire should legalize a casino to capture gambling profits that otherwise will be spent in Massachusetts casinos.



Material from The Associated Press was used in this report.