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 ...

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 ...

Claw machines are associated with arcades as much as traditional arcade machines themselves, so it was only a matter of time until Arcade1Up branched out into that arcade cabinet-adjacent world. One ...

The Balcones Heights entertainment hub reopened Friday with new games, food and drink offerings and a revamped ...

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 ...

Claw-machine arcade chain Kako Claw, which opened a location at the Annapolis Mall earlier this year, will debut another location at Arundel Mills in October. It marks the company’s 10th location ...

Collectible plushies and trinkets have made waves on social media, and they're fueling a new business venture around Chicago. Claw machine arcades have emerged as popular sources of rare collectibles, ...