If you think our UFO catchers are bad, you should see the ones in Japan. Instead of 3 pronged claws, most of theirs have 2 prongs...and some have only one. Still possible to win, though, and I'm guessing they're popular because they're like legal gambelling. There's a strong seconed-hand market in Japan for the collectable toys you get from UFO catchers and gatchapon (capsule toy) machines. You could spend $100 and if you get a rare enough toy, make all your money back with some to spare.

Here's a two-pronged Japanese UFO catcher: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:UFOCatcher1.jpg

Arcades are still alive and well in Japan, as I can attest from my recent trip there. I spent some time in a 7 floor arcade...one floor all UFO catchers, one floor all sticker booths (and mostly girls-only) with 5 for games. Expensive, though; the games used ¥100 coins; ~$1 at the exchange rate at the time.

http://www.theonion.com/content/news/activision_reports_sluggish_sales/

Well, your say-so is good enough for me. We'd better call the Pope and explain all this; he's going to have to call a really awkward press confrence once you explain all this.