ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. -- Its an amusement park staple with a dedicated fan base. But how often does anyone really win at the claw machine?One New Jersey lawmaker has the same question and wants the state to consider more oversight over the game.Critics maintain the game is easy to rig, noting operators can set the payout odds and control the strength of the joystick-controlled claw to determine whether a prize can be retrieved. They also claim that players rarely capture any of the big prizes that the games offer.But industry officials dispute those claims. They say its in arcades best interests to have customers win prizes, because if theyre not getting anything over time they likely wont want to play anymore.Many players admit reservations but mostly put them aside because its a lot of fun, and most say they have won something -- usually a stuffed animal or small toy.Among them are Margie Torres, of Camden, and her 11-year-old son, Rafael Hernandez, who agree that winning seems impossible at times.As they fed dollar bills into machines at an Atlantic City arcade during a family outing, Rafael said he knew he was facing long odds in his bid to claim a big prize.Its impossible to get because when it goes, it grabs it, and when it picks it up, right when it hits the top, it just drops, the boy said while trying to win a GoPro camera, eventually leaving empty-handed.The claw and crane games are ubiquitous at the Jersey shore, and amusement parks, movie theaters and even retailers nationwide. Players say they are lured by the challenge and thrill of snaring a prize big or small.New Jersey state Sen. Nicholas Scutari recently introduced legislation calling for more oversight of the claw game, which he feels targets young children who think they can easily snatch a big prize.No hearings have been scheduled.Most states consider the claw machines games of chance and specifically exempt them from gambling statutes, as long as they comply with certain rules specific to those states.The claw games in New Jersey are already regulated by the states Legalized Games of Chance Control Commission , which oversees the amusement industry. Its inspectors make the rounds at arcades, boardwalks, fairs and carnivals across the state to ensure games are being operated fairly and standards are met.The measure proposed by Scutari would add mechanical and programming specifications needed for claw machines to ensure a player has reasonable odds of obtaining a prize.Difficult is one thing, completely rigged is another, Scutari said. We just want to make sure its a level playing field.According to industry officials, its in arcades best interests to have customers win. They say thats the only way to keep them coming back, although any parent whos reached into their pocket for yet another dollar bill to fulfill their kids wish to try again -- and again and again -- to capture that (insert name of silly toy here) may disagree.Our association says the more you give away, the better it is for people, so the idea that theyre rigged is wrong, said Edward R. McGlynn, of the New Jersey Amusement Association , a trade group.If you dont give away prizes, people eventually wont want to play the game. The commission has done an excellent job over the years in weeding out bad operators.Jeremy Hambly, a claw game aficionado from the Milwaukee area whose ClawStruck YouTube channel shows how many different models work, notes that most modern day machines have sophisticated programming that allows the operator to predetermine their profit.Operators should have to publicly post the odds on a machine, Hambly said, like odds printed on lottery tickets.I dont want people to not play claw machines, Hambly said via electronic message. I want them to play the right ones, because a fairly set claw machine is skill based and is one of the purest forms of fun out there. Connor Murphy Jersey . -- Tony Stewart is 20 pounds lighter and has a titanium rod in his surgically repaired right leg. Bobby Hull Jersey . 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