The fate of high stakes black jack and other card games at Indian casinos remain up in the air.

Tribal leaders arrived at their Tallahassee attorney’s office Monday morning to discuss options following last Thursday’s State Supreme Court ruling that said Charlie Crist should have consulted state lawmakers before allowing gambling at Indian casinos.

The issue is games not allowed anywhere else in Florida.

Seminole Tribal Attorney Barry Richard says the Federal Government may let the games continue until state lawmakers have had a chance to decide if they want to honor the deal the governor cut last November.

“The Supreme Court opinion didn’t mean that they were going to have to shut down the operation immediately and there are a lot of people dependant on that. A lot of people left jobs in other states to come down and get trained and brought their families down. And besides the fact there’s no legal necessity to shut down immediately, there are a lot of practical reasons for them not to do that.”

The court’s ruling last week said only that the governor should have consulted lawmakers. It leaves open the option for lawmakers to ratify the compact.

The governor could also ask the state’s high court to take another look at the case. Attorney General Bill McCollum is also reviewing the ruling.