Rio de Janeiro police carried out 16 search warrants targeting the claw machines that elicit exhilaration among children and adults alike across the city.
‘It needs to be occupied’: Historian says former JEA headquarters that’s about to go up for sale should be preservedA claw machine sits inside a metro station in Rio de Janeiro, Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024. The Rio police press office said they were carrying out search warrants targeting claw machines because they are considered games of chance and therefore illegal.
That programming isn't disclosed to naive users, including children liable to blow their pocket money on what's effectively a crap shoot. Claw machines can be found in Rio's shopping malls, subway stations, supermarkets, arcades and toy stores. “When I pass by a machine, I give it a look to see if there’s a stuffed animal that makes it worth it to play," she told The Associated Press."Because it's not always worth it; sometimes it's clearly a waste of money.”
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