It depends on the spot. What a claw machine makes comes down to how many people walk past it, what you charge per play, and how good the prizes look. A busy lobby and a quiet back corner can be very different machines. Anyone quoting one flat number without seeing your space is guessing.
Here is what moves the number, and how claw machine placement on a revenue share works if you don’t want to buy one.
Two machines of the same model can do very different numbers. These are the things that matter most.
If you buy, you keep everything, but you also pay for the machine, prizes, restocking and repairs. With a revenue share, we supply the machine, stock it and service it, and the take is split. No upfront cost to you. See how it works in a laundromat or at a movie theater.
We place and service games at Regal movie theaters, Sky Zone, sports facilities and entertainment centers, laundromats and bodegas. Bars get the same crew and the same service.
They can be in the right spot. Steady foot traffic, people who wait around, and a machine that stays stocked and working matter most. A machine in a slow corner may barely cover its prizes.
There is no honest single number. It varies with traffic, price per play, prize mix and the season. We look at your space before we talk about what to expect.
If you own it, you pay for the machine, prizes, restocking, repairs and your time collecting. With a revenue share, we cover the machine, prizes and service, and you split what it takes in.
We place and service the machine at no upfront cost to you, and what it takes in is split between your business and us. The split depends on the location and the machines, and we go over it before anything goes in. More on our arcade revenue share page.
Places where people wait or bring kids: laundromats, movie theater lobbies, trampoline parks, bowling and skating centers, restaurants and bodegas.
Yes, plenty of people start small. Budget for prizes, repairs and finding good locations. If you have the location but not the time, placement may be the better fit.
