Claw machine (English Wikipedia)

Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Claw machine" in English language version.

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aemllc.com

Snyder, Bob. "Skill Crane Operators Can Defend Against 'Unfair Practices' Lawsuits". Archived from the original on 2009-05-11. Retrieved 2008-07-04.

archive.org

Akagi, Masumi (1 September 1991). "Sega's 'Hologram' Game ls Coming To Japan". Game Machine. Amusement Press, Inc. p. 26.
Sega '94 Amusement Machine Guide. Sega. 1994. p. 12.
Nakamura, Eric (July 1994). "Win Big With UFO Catcher". VideoGames. No. 66. LFP, Inc. p. 92. ISSN 1059-2938.
Swan, Gus (August 1994). "OutRun". Mean Machines Sega. No. 22. EMAP. pp. 92–3. ISSN 0967-9014.
"PlayStation Previews". Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 101. EGM Media, LLC. December 1997. p. 108.
"Misiones Secundarias". Playmania (in Spanish). No. 58. Grupo V. p. 18.

arstechnica.com

Orland, Kyle (May 6, 2017). "Arcade group promises ticket and claw games will no longer be "rigged"". Ars Technica. Retrieved April 28, 2023.

atlasobscura.com

Lin, Kat (17 June 2019). "Taiwan Is in the Clutches of a Claw Machine Craze". Atlas Obscura. Retrieved 11 May 2023.

bangkokpost.com

"Interior ministry orders ban on 'claw crane' machines nationwide". Bangkok Post. 23 February 2020. Retrieved 18 May 2023.

billboard.com

Bein, Kat (20 November 2019). "Delta Heavy's 'Take Me Home' Video Is an Animated Toy Love Story: Exclusive". Billboard. Retrieved 18 May 2023.

borneobulletin.com.bn

Rokiah Mahmud (10 March 2024). "Brunei bans claw machines". Borneo Bulletin. Retrieved 10 March 2024.

casetext.com

Commonwealth v. Ward, 281 Mass. 119 183, N.E. 271 (Mass. 1932).

crunchyroll.com

Chapman, Paul (17 February 2015). "Internet-Operated Claw Machines Invade Japanese Arcades". Retrieved 11 May 2023 – via Crunchyroll.

doi.org

Lipton, Michael D.; Lazarus, Morden C.; Weber, Kevin J. (2005). "Games of Skill and Chance in Canada". Gaming Law Review. 9: 10–18. doi:10.1089/glr.2005.9.10.

fastcompany.com

Melendez, Steven (20 October 2021). "Now you can remote-control a real claw game from your smartphone". Fast Company. Retrieved 11 May 2023.

fox2now.com

Millitzer, Joe (13 December 2021). "St. Louis man writes the book on how to beat arcade claw machines". KTVI. Retrieved 28 April 2023.

france24.com

"Virus threatens 'game over' for Japan's arcades". France 24. 10 February 2021. Retrieved 18 May 2023.

gamespot.com

Plagge, Kallie (23 September 2019). "The Claw Machine In Zelda: Link's Awakening Is Kind Of Evil". GameSpot. Retrieved 18 May 2023.

gizmodo.com

Serrano, Jody (7 April 2022). "Play IRL Arcade Claw Games in Japan With Google's New Apps". Gizmodo. Retrieved 11 May 2023.

go.com

abcnews.go.com

Kim, Susanna (22 October 2014). "Why Kids Keep Getting Stuck in Claw Toy Machines". ABC News. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
Hawatmeh, Rachel (10 September 2015). "Girl Gets Trapped Inside a Claw Machine After a Double Dog Dare". ABC News. Retrieved 6 May 2023.

guinnessworldrecords.com

"Most successful claw game player". Retrieved 6 May 2023 – via Guinness World Records.

ign.com

Altano, Brian; Scoville, Max (18 September 2017). "Yakuza Kiwami Has Sexy Bug-Fights and Claw Machines". IGN. Retrieved 18 May 2023.

irishnews.com

McGreevy, Neil (10 February 2017). "Yakuza 0: Mafia mullarkey in gloriously absurd world of Japanese pop-culture". The Irish News. Retrieved 18 May 2023.

japantoday.com

McNaught, Shannon (13 December 2019). "Japanese crane game serves up actual slices of cake". Japan Today. Retrieved 18 May 2023.

joins.com

koreajoongangdaily.joins.com

Min-ji, Jin (10 January 2017). "Claw machines offer low cost, high reward thrill : As the arcade game makes a return, many question its longevity". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 8 May 2023.

jpost.com

"Did a TikToker tell the world how to win a prize in claw machine games?". The Jerusalem Post. 12 September 2022. Retrieved 8 May 2023.

khaosodenglish.com

Boonbandit, Tappanai (26 June 2019). "Decade-Old Ban on Claw Machines". Khaosod English. Retrieved 18 May 2023.

koreaherald.com

"Slowing economy lures young Koreans to claw machines". The Korea Herald. 3 February 2017. Retrieved 11 May 2023.

kotaku.com.au

Kubersky, Seth (29 November 2012). "Lazy People Can Play Real Arcade And Win Real Prizes In Real Time". Kotaku Australia. Retrieved 11 May 2023.

mentalfloss.com

Rossen, Jake (7 July 2016). "Dime After Dime: A Gripping History of Claw Machines". Mental Floss. Retrieved 2 May 2023.

metalinjection.net

Kennelty, Greg (7 September 2022). "Corpsegrinder's New "Bottom Dweller" Video Is Strangely Adorable". Metal Injection. Retrieved 18 May 2023.

metropolisjapan.com

Ashcraft, Brian; Snow, Jean (2008). "Chapter 1: Crane Games". Arcade Mania!: The Turbo-Charged World of Japan's Game Centers (1st ed.). Tokyo: Kodansha International. ISBN 978-4770030788.

nationthailand.com

"Chiang Mai rules 'crane-claw' machines are legal, 2 years after govt ban". The Nation. 27 February 2022. Retrieved 18 May 2023.

news24.com

Thompson, Andrew (6 February 2023). "Most claw machines in SA arcades can be rigged – and manuals show winning isn't about player skill". News24. Retrieved 1 May 2023.

npr.org

Rath, Arun (5 September 2015). "Conspiracy Of The Claw: Inside The Long Odds Of An Arcade Favorite". All Things Considered. NPR. Retrieved 2 May 2023.

onitama.tv

結果ベスト3 [Best 3 Results] (PDF). Game Machine (in Japanese). No. 90. Amusement Press, Inc. 15 February 1978. pp. 2–3.
人気マシン・ベスト3 [Popular Machines: Best 3] (PDF). Game Machine (in Japanese). No. 113. Amusement Press, Inc. February 1979. pp. 2–3.

orlandoweekly.com

Kubersky, Seth (8 February 2011). "Video: Brian Feldman's "Skill Crane Kid" at Stardust Video and Coffee". Orlando Weekly. Retrieved 6 May 2023.

polygon.com

Good, Owen S. (23 January 2020). "Sega app lets you play a real claw game in Japan remotely, win prizes". Polygon. Retrieved 11 May 2023.

scmp.com

Chang, Sean (14 December 2018). "Time for a lucky dip: claw crane game craze takes off in Taiwan". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
Li, Lea (18 July 2019). "The Claw! China's 'biggest' crane game centre". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 6 May 2023.

sega.jp

"UFO Catcher". Sega (in Japanese). Retrieved 18 May 2021.

taipeitimes.com

Maxon, Ann (27 June 2018). "Survey shows claw machine issues". Taipei Times. Retrieved 11 May 2023.

taiwannews.com.tw

Yang, Sophia; Everington, Keoni (4 February 2019). "Taiwan claw crane craze". Taiwan News. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
Everington, Keoni (4 April 2019). "70% of claw machine stores surveyed in major Taiwanese cities are illegal". Taiwan News. Retrieved 11 May 2023.

thephoenix.com

Ernest, Alec (10 June 2011). "The secret history of the claw machine - Lifestyle Features". The Boston Phoenix. Retrieved 2 May 2023.

thesouthafrican.com

Le Roux, Cornelia (6 February 2023). "It's a 'fluffing' rip-off! The strength on some claw machines in SA arcades CAN be controlled by the owner". The South African. Retrieved 1 May 2023.

today.com

Rossen, Jeff; Bomnin, Lindsey (13 July 2016). "Claw machine secrets revealed: Are they rigged?". Today. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
"Boy trapped inside claw machine after climbing in to get prize at North Carolina amusement park". Today. 18 April 2023. Retrieved 6 May 2023.

todayonline.com

Meah, Natasha (12 July 2021). "Laws to regulate claw machines, arcade games and loot boxes mooted as MHA looks to update gambling rules". Today. Retrieved 7 May 2023.

tvguide.com

Whitney, Oliver (17 July 2019). "SpongeBob SquarePants' 100 Best Episodes Ranked". TV Guide. Retrieved 18 May 2023.

ualberta.ca

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"Mere 'dash of skill' makes crane game illegal: court". National Post. January 29, 2002. p. A1, 10. Archived from the original on August 10, 2007. Retrieved July 10, 2008.

upi.com

Hooper, Ben (21 January 2021). "Japanese arcade gets Guinness record for most claw crane machines - UPI.com". United Press International. Retrieved 6 May 2023.

usnews.com

Yoon, Dasl (29 September 2017). "Grasping for Hope". U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved 8 May 2023.

vanityfair.com

"Every Reference in Toy Story". Vanity Fair. 19 June 2019. Retrieved 18 May 2023.

vice.com

Ewe, Koh (21 April 2021). "Arcade Experts Tell Us Why We Never Win Toys in Claw Machines". Vice. Retrieved 12 May 2023.

vox.com

Edwards, Phil (3 April 2015). "Claw machines are rigged — here's why it's so hard to grab that stuffed animal". Vox. Retrieved 1 May 2023.

vulture.com

Guy, Zoe (1 July 2022). "City Girls and Usher Invite Us to Cascade and the Cookout". Vulture. Retrieved 18 May 2023.

wagmtv.com

"Should arcade claw machines be regulated like gambling?". WAGM-TV. 18 August 2016. Retrieved 7 May 2023.

web.archive.org

Snyder, Bob. "Skill Crane Operators Can Defend Against 'Unfair Practices' Lawsuits". Archived from the original on 2009-05-11. Retrieved 2008-07-04.
"Mere 'dash of skill' makes crane game illegal: court". National Post. January 29, 2002. p. A1, 10. Archived from the original on August 10, 2007. Retrieved July 10, 2008.

wikipedia.org

ja.wikipedia.org

結果ベスト3 [Best 3 Results] (PDF). Game Machine (in Japanese). No. 90. Amusement Press, Inc. 15 February 1978. pp. 2–3.
人気マシン・ベスト3 [Popular Machines: Best 3] (PDF). Game Machine (in Japanese). No. 113. Amusement Press, Inc. February 1979. pp. 2–3.
Akagi, Masumi (1 September 1991). "Sega's 'Hologram' Game ls Coming To Japan". Game Machine. Amusement Press, Inc. p. 26.

wired.com

Feit, Daniel (11 November 2009). "Japan's New 'UFO Catcher' Prize: Fresh-Baked Cakes". Wired. Retrieved 18 May 2023.

worldcat.org

search.worldcat.org

Nakamura, Eric (July 1994). "Win Big With UFO Catcher". VideoGames. No. 66. LFP, Inc. p. 92. ISSN 1059-2938.
Swan, Gus (August 1994). "OutRun". Mean Machines Sega. No. 22. EMAP. pp. 92–3. ISSN 0967-9014.