ksl.com - Utah's Online Source for Local News & Information Arcade Claw Offers Live Lobster Prizes: "Arcade Claw Offers Live Lobster Prizes
February 6th, 2006 @ 1:37am
By CLARKE CANFIELD
Associated Press Writer
SCARBOROUGH, Maine (AP) - You don't have to be a fisherman to catch lobsters anymore. At a neighborhood store in this Portland suburb _ and at restaurants and bars in more than a dozen states _ customers can plunk down $2 for a chance to catch their very own lobster using a mechanical claw in an arcade-style game.
The apparatus is a new version of the old-style amusement game where players put in a quarter or two in hopes of grabbing a stuffed animal. But instead of plush toys, the Love Maine Lobster Claw game has a water-filled tank full of lobsters.
When a lobster is caught, the restaurants cook it for free and serve it with side dishes."
