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Fee, prize caps proposed for claw machines amid ‘deceptive design’ concerns
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Hong Kong lawmakers are proposing regulatory caps on claw and pinball machine fees and prize values to address concerns about deceptive design and addiction, drawing from existing gambling ordinance frameworks.

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Fee, prize caps proposed for claw machines amid ‘deceptive design’ concerns
The operation of claw and pinball machines could be regulated by capping fees and prize values as a first step to curb addiction to automated games, lawmakers have said, while also warning of “deceptive” designs that make winning impossible. While calling for a balance between user protection and industry development, two legislators said the caps could follow the existing Gambling Ordinance, under which premises with an Amusements with Prizes Licence cannot charge more than HK$5 per game and...
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