The Seminole Tribe plays hardball with Florida legislators over the gambling compact that would give the tribe exclusivity in gambling operations in the state.

The Seminole Tribe of Florida Chairman James Billie informed Gov. Rick Scott in letter with a subject “notice of commencement of compact dispute resolution procedures” that the tribe would keep on offering blackjack and other table games at its venues, despite the fact that its gambling compact with the state would expire on July 31.

The compact between the tribe and the state in 2010 gave the Seminole tribe exclusive rights to provide blackjack and other popular card on its three casinos in Broward County and their other casinos in Tampa and Immokalee.

In return the tribe would have to guarantee $1 billion in revenue.