KATY, Texas -- The claw machine craze has hit southeast Texas. The Japanese-inspired arcades, featuring prizes such as anime figurines and plush toys, have become increasingly popular over the past ...

AirPods and iPhones among the whoopee cushions and hand buzzers. If you don’t win them, you can buy them." Although the claw machines serve as the main attraction, they only make up half the ...

It also advised consumers to video-record their gameplay so that they have some evidence on hand in case of any disputes. It added that some claw machines are suspected to have been used for ...

decided to open a claw machine arcade in 2022 after he experienced that joy first hand, too, namely, when he saw his son's face light up after he won a toy from a machine in Asia. He dedicated the ...

Officers seized claw machines, laptops, tablets, cellphones, a firearm and — yes — furry friends. They are investigating whether organized crime groups may be the invisible hand behind the ...

The 8-year-old crouched in front of the claw machine to get eye level with the small toys behind the screen. With intense focus, she gingerly maneuvered the joystick until the claw was above a ...

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 ...

Squishmallows took the world by storm in 2017. They gained popularity in 2020 during the global COVID-19 pandemic and became ...

Officers seized claw machines, laptops, tablets, cell phones, a firearm and — yes — furry friends. They are investigating whether organized crime groups may be the invisible hand behind the ...

They are investigating whether organized crime groups may be the invisible hand behind the claw because they already run slot machines and a popular lottery known as “Animal Game” across the city.