Taipei is game-crazy. From pinball machines to toy dispensers, the gray city blocks are sprinkled with the neon glow of mini arcades, with enticing names such as “Happy Moments” and “Sweet Box” (?).

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 ...

TIME TO SEND IT BACK TO CARAY AND ALEX. ALL RIGHT MATT THANK YOU. THIS IS PRETTY COOL. A NEW ARCADE OPENS IN LOUISVILLE FEATURING ONLY ONE KIND OF GAME THE CLAW MACHINE. WHO DOESN’T LOVE A CLAW ...

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 ...