Whenever I spot a claw machine, I wonder, “Who the hell are these idiots who think it's worth dropping a dollar to score a Mr. Happy Crab?” Then, my next thought... Whenever I spot a claw machine, I ...

Christopher Salazar could not stop with the plush round Kool-Aid Man. The 11-year-old claw machine master had to have more. So, outside a South Side strip mall on a recent early evening, he and his ...

A claw machine is a cornerstone of any arcade. Also referred to as crane games, they demand players to feed money or tokens into them to operate a claw-like mechanism that grabs a prize, hoists it ...

Mike Nay bought his first claw machine during the pandemic to pass the time. Once he had the strategy down and arcades reopened, he was winning hundreds of plushies. He learned he could make a profit ...

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 ...