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Hong Kong considers arcade game curbs amid pinball and claw machine craze

Hong Kong authorities are considering new regulations for arcade games like pinball and claw machines due to a surge in their popularity. The Home and Youth Affairs Bureau has proposed amending gambling laws to require a specific license for each machine, citing concerns about addiction. Proposed changes also include stricter licensing, entrance notices, and addiction warnings displayed on the machines. AI

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Hong Kong considers arcade game curbs amid pinball and claw machine craze

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 · Oscar Liu ·

    Hong Kong’s pinball wizards and claw fans defend arcade thrills as curbs loom

    A Hong Kong homemaker sits alone at a pinball machine, engrossed in the game for an hour to kill time before picking up her sons from school for lunch on a weekday morning at a shopping centre in Sham Shui Po. The 47-year-old mother-of-two, who only identified herself as Mrs Cheu…