In a crowded casino made for kids, stocked with rows upon rows of neon, chiming claw machines, I saw my 12-year-old son’s life flash before my eyes. He had already drained $20 into a single machine ...

After his prize would not come out of a claw machine at a local community center, a child climbed inside head first, prompting a large police and fire response to free him, according to Mason police.

It’s not every day you see a family business led by the kids. But Ivy and Eve Bernstein are no ordinary preteens. They are the masterminds behind Banana Claws, a Petaluma-based vending and gaming ...