
George Smith, a man from Oklahoma City, has gone viral after destroying a slot machine at the Grand Casino in Shawnee in Jan. 2025, going on to be charged with felony destruction of property. Smith was arrested on a warrant and transferred to the Pottawatomie County jail, but has since been released on bond. As of the last reports, his criminal case is ongoing.
According to News 9, Smith said he believed he had won $600,000 on a slot machine at the Grand Casino. “I was just thinking like me, my kids, my family,” he said. “We gonna be straight.” But then, he claims, the machine went completely black and shut down.