There's a new public enemy in Rio de Janeiro: Plushies, and the claw machines that dispense them. Police say that the machines defraud users who believe that they test skill, rather than being games

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There’s a new public enemy in Rio de Janeiro: Plushies, and the claw machines that dispense them. Police say that the machines defraud users who believe that they test skill, rather than being games of chance. Authorities are also investigating whether there’s a link to organized crime groups. Here’s more from the AP.

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