CHARLESTON, WV -- Table gaming legislation sailed through the West Virginia State Senate this week, but has it hit a snag in the House?

With just ten days left in the legislative session, many House democrats are getting increasingly skittish about supporting more gambling in the Mountain State.

From a late Wednesday session on the House floor, table gaming bill co-sponsor Randy Swartzmiller of Hancock County told NEWS 9 there's still plenty of time to get the bill passed.

According to West Virginia MetroNews Radio, House Majority Leader Rick Staton says many Democrats aren't willing to "get beaten up" by Republicans over table gaming in next year's elections.

Republican Minority Leader Charles Trump says only a handful of Republicans are willing to support table gaming because of the state's reliance on expanded gambling.

Politics has proved problematic for table gaming in the past, especially because there are only four counties (including Hancock and Ohio) with race tracks seeking to add table games.

That leaves many lawmakers outside those four counties with a lot of political risk and very little potential political gain from a controversial issue like gambling.

Swartzmiller, a Democrat, tells NEWS 9 members in both parties should vote their conscience "for the betterment of West Virginians" and not based on potential political problems.

Swartzmiller also believes there's still time to build bi-partisan support before the regular session ends.

The House version of the bill is still in committee, while the Senate version passed on Monday.

Governor Joe Manchin has said he would sign a bill allowing a local vote on table gaming if the Legislature presented him with one.

-Eric Minor, NEWS 9