I have been putting money into claw machines since I was a little kid. Although my success rate for actually retrieving anything from these machines is less than stellar, I can't help but be tempted ...

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 ...

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 ...

Detroit Klaws is an arcade with only claw machines. There are different ways to play each machine in the arcade. Players can take home prizes such as kawaii plushies or Detroit professional sports ...

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 ...