2 locals among several indicted in casino crimes

Nov 29, 2012

LANCASTER — A Pickerington man and a Canal Winchester man were among 10 people indicted for crimes committed at the Hollywood Casino in Columbus.

Thomas M. Collins III, 25, of Pickerington, was charged with six counts of cheating while playing craps. Metin Karasalih, 42, of Canal Winchester, was charged with three counts of cheating at blackjack.

The men were indicted by a Franklin County grand jury and face felony charges.

According to a news release from the Ohio Casino Control Commission, the crimes were committed between Oct. 15 and Nov. 8. The casino opened Oct. 8.

The other men, all from Central Ohio, also face felony charges stemming from cheating at table games including blackjack, craps, roulette, poker and baccarat, the release said. The incidents all were unrelated.



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