Claw arcades are popping up all around Baton Rouge — the capital city now has four — and the newest one is on Siegen Lane near Crumbl Cookies. Gotcha Claw Arcade is about 5,000 square feet with neon lights and over 100 claw machines.
The neon atmosphere is Japanese arcade-influenced. The owner, Chen Xiaoling, who also owns Dumpling & Bao on Siegen and another Gotcha claw arcade in Lafayette, wants to bring the fun environment to Baton Rouge.
The prizes inside the claw machines in the arcade, 6555 Siegen Lane, feature stuffed toys, small trinkets, surprise boxes, card packets and backpacks. Each machine provides an easy to difficult rating, and each game varies from one to five tokens to play.
Managers Abigail Duhon and Anna-Marie Richard said they’ve been very busy since the opening on Aug. 7.
“Everyone that I’ve seen walks out with something,” Duhon said…