The Catawba Indian Tribe will not be able to operate video poker on its reservation near Rock Hill, the S.C. Supreme Court ruled Monday.

The tribe will appeal the video poker part of the ruling to the federal courts, said Columbia attorney Dwight Drake, attorney for the Catawbas.

Because the state banned the $3 billion industry in 2000, the tribe is not allowed to operate the devices on its reservation, the justices said.

The high court sided with the Catawbas on one matter. The court said Monday the state was wrong to oblige an $18-per-person entrance fee for the tribe’s now-closed bingo near its reservation.

Drake said the tribe might sue the state for damages for forcing it to collect the bingo entrance fee, alleging the fee hurt business at its former Rock Hill operation.

Joel Sawyer, spokesman for Gov. Mark Sanford, said the Governor was “very pleased” with Monday’s ruling.

State Senator Wes Hayes, R-York, who opposed the Catawbas’ video poker plans, said had the court ruled in favor of the tribe, the “potential harm to the state was enormous.”