A claw machine is a fixture at every arcade. Also called crane games, they demand players to feed in money or tokens to operate a claw-shaped mechanism that grabs a prize, hoists it up, and then ...

Have you ever wondered why you played the claw machine 10 times and lose and the next person behind you puts in one quarter and wins? It turns out, those claw machines are likely rigged. A recent ...

Claw machines filled with colorful stuffed animals have long been a popular form of entertainment. You’ll probably find them just about everywhere that arcade games are played, but have you tried to ...

I love taking my son to the arcade, sharing with him the games I grew up playing and the workarounds that can help improve his odds of winning. On one such trip, we spent too much time and money ...

In a crowded casino made for kids, stocked with rows upon rows of neon, chiming claw machines, I saw my 12-year-old son’s life flash before my eyes. He had already drained $20 into a single machine ...

Kiddleton opened a new claw machine arcade at Marketplace at Merced in June 2025. The arcade features 20+ self-service machines with Anime and Kawaii prizes. Claw machines operate without staff and ...