Legal Question in Business Law in Connecticut

You are correct. You are ridiculous. There are adjustable settings that can determine the strength of the claw's grip and how long the claw can hold that grip at maximum strength. The owner of the machine has the ability to tweak the settings to their standards. Newer machines even let owners change the settings on the fly using a smartphone app. The owner can also set a "dropping skill" to tease you, meaning the claw can be set a certain amount of times to drop the prize before you can get it. The machine's algorithms can be set based on the profit the owner wants to receive. The gaming claw machine instruction manual explains just how rigged the machines are: "Managing profit is made easy, simply input the coin value, the average value of the merchandise, and the profit level. The machine will automatically calculate when to send full strength to the claw."

A video further explains in the 1950s, the government classified the machines as gambling devices, but new relaxed regulations in the 1970s led to them becoming a staple in stores and restaurants. You gambles and lost. THERE IS NO FAIR AND SQUARE WHEN YOU GAMBLE ON AN AMUSEMENT MACHINE. Good luck.