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. INSANE: This man was up $600,000 this slot machine when the screen suddenly shut off and turned black pic.twitter.com/Q7LlC02ovv— Crime Net (@TRIGGERHAPPYV1) March 29, 2026 When he asked casino staff what happened, he was told the machine had malfunctioned and that he would not be paid. His frustration led him to body slam the slot machine, and videos of the incident spread widely on social media. Other patrons could be heard yelling, “Give him his money back.” Smith ended up in the hospital with internal injuries, including muscle and tissue damage to his kidneys. The casino’s account of the incident raises serious questions about what really happened The casino’s owner, Citizen Potawatomi Nation, did not comment directly on Smith’s jackpot claim, citing an open criminal investigation. However, tribal police reviewed security and body camera footage and said the machine went black because Smith was already hitting it, not before. Cases like this are not the only ones where people have lost large sums of money in shocking ways. Police also noted that Smith was foaming at the mouth and appeared unaware of his surroundings. A toxicology report revealed traces of PCP in his blood. He was taken to the floor by tribal police and had to be sedated by paramedics before being taken to the hospital. The affidavit in the case describes Smith destroying the gambling machine while screaming about the payout. The estimated damage to the slot machine came to $16,959.50. He now faces a felony destruction of property charge. Incidents like this, where a fun night out takes a dramatic and unexpected turn, have been making headlines recently, such as an Airbnb party that ended with 800 teenagers and a shooting. Many people online have been asking whether Smith could sue the casino for the $600,000. In a clip of the incident on X, one user asked, “Can he sue the casino $600,000 because of this?” Nope. There was a guy who won the jackpot, and they said the machine malfunctioned,” another user explained. Gaming regulations require slot machines to use non-volatile memory to log wins independently of the screen display, meaning casinos can verify claims through internal records even if a screen glitches. However, Smith’s destruction of the machine likely ended any chance of recovering the money, even if there had been a legitimate win.