Hong Kong’s Consumer Council may regulate claw machines

The World

After receiving dozens of complaints about claw machines in Hong Kong, the Consumer Council is considering regulating the games. Councilors say the games are rigged so that they’ll never — or rarely — pick up the plushy stuffed animals. Host Carol Hills explains.

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