A bettor at the Blue Chip Casino Hotel Spa in Indiana was taken into custody recently after officials discovered his bag on the gaming floor. It was packed with suspected methamphetamine (meth). 

Malcolm Smith, II, 39, from Greencastle, Ind., faced multiple charges on Tuesday. 

Smith was spotted using a slot machine. According to officials, he was sitting in a chair with a black bag placed on his lap. 

When he got up from the chair, he put the bag on the floor of the Michigan City gaming establishment, the Indiana Gaming Commission Police disclosed. 

Casino security was notified about the left-behind suspicious bag 45 minutes after the man departed from the slot machine. When the guards opened it, they found nearly 30 grams of suspected drugs, as reported by Hometown News Now, a local news source. Officials later stated it was meth. Authorities reported that the black bag also contained empty plastic bags. 

Local authorities were notified. They discovered Smith at the casino. 

He was captured and processed. If found guilty of a drug offense, he might receive a prison term. His case was handed over to the local prosecutors. 

Law enforcement did not disclose a street value for the narcotics. 

The casino is situated close to Lake Michigan. 

Nearly $30K Confiscated in Gambling Operation Bust 

A recent investigation of a supposed illegal gambling operation resulted in authorities seizing $29,851 in Ohio. 

The Richland Source, a regional news organization, reported that the raid occurred at an unlawful casino situated in a Bucyrus, Ohio shopping plaza on Wednesday. 

Local law enforcement and representatives from the Ohio Casino Control Commission (OCCC) conducted a raid on the operation. Besides the cash, police reported that items associated with gambling were also confiscated. 

Prior to the raid, a local judge issued a search warrant to authorities after they provided evidence of potential illegal gambling. 

The Source recognized the establishment as Golden Genie Gaming. The company is situated at 1655 Marion Road in Bucyrus. That is a section of the Southern Lights Shopping Center.

"The search warrant was the culmination of an investigation conducted by OCCC and Bucyrus police detectives into an illegal casino,” Bucyrus Police Chief Neil Assenheimer said in a statement.

“No arrests were made, however cases against any involved individuals may be presented to the Crawford County Prosecutor’s Office for consideration of charges,” Assenheimer added.

The Bucyrus Fire Department had staff present during the raid as well. 

Bucyrus is approximately 66 miles to the southeast of Toledo, Ohio.