(Michigan City, IN) - A man is accused of stealing from another casino player’s slot machine.

 

William Stone, 56, of Walkerton is charged in La Porte Superior Court 4 with Level 6 felony cheating at gambling and Class A misdemeanor theft.

 

According to court documents, a woman cashed out from a slot machine at Blue Chip Casino but left her voucher hanging out of the machine.

 

She returned about one minute later to retrieve her voucher but it was gone.

 

Authorities said Stone had grabbed the voucher and used it to play some of the other slots.

 

When Stone was approached by casino security, the voucher worth just over $100 had only about $20 left on it from his losses.

 

According to investigators, the woman decided not to press charges as long as she was paid back.

 

He promised to compensate her the next day but failed to keep his word even after given more time to come up with the funds, authorities said.

 

Stone was still being held in the La Porte County Jail on $750 bond following his arrest on Tuesday.   He could face a more than three year sentence.