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After back to back days of gaining ground on an agreement to allow card games and Vegas-style slots at Seminole casinos, lawmakers have hit a bump in the road.

Wednesday morning the Senate moved back to its original position to expand gambling. House leadership turned their backs on the offer. Senator JD Alexander has been leading the negotiations for the Senate. Alexander said he�s trying to reach the best deal for the state senate.

�Quite frankly on a couple of issues we did come back again we�re having numerous discussions with senators about their concerns for their particular regions and at the end of the day if we can�t get 21 votes then we can�t get there from here, so we are trying to make sure we properly represent the senators,� said Alexander.

Lawmakers have until noon on Friday to reach an agreement that could be put in front of both chambers for a final vote. If they don�t make the deadline the federal government could give the Seminole Tribe permission to expand gambling and the state would miss out on half a billion dollars.