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Vol. XXV, No. 5, May 2025

  1. Editor's corner (www.whitehutchinson.com/ news/ lenews/ 2025/ may/ article101.shtml#article)
  2. Consumer expenditures for out-of-home entertainment and recreation not keeping up with inflation (www.whitehutchinson.com/ news/ lenews/ 2025/ may/ article102.shtml#article)
  3. A paradigmatic shift for LBEs; the entertainment is no longer the primary attraction (www.whitehutchinson.com/ news/ lenews/ 2025/ may/ article103.shtml#article)
  4. Gen Zers have global palettes (www.whitehutchinson.com/ news/ lenews/ 2025/ may/ article104.shtml#article)
  5. Novelty seeking; the decline of repeat appeal (www.whitehutchinson.com/ news/ lenews/ 2025/ may/ article105.shtml#article)
  6. As if arcade games aren't already large, welcome to the Human Crane (www.whitehutchinson.com/ news/ lenews/ 2025/ may/ article106.shtml#article)
  7. If your entertainment venue isn't experiencing valueflation, it's probably losing ground (www.whitehutchinson.com/ news/ lenews/ 2025/ may/ article107.shtml#article)
  8. The growing number of amusement and theme parks (www.whitehutchinson.com/ news/ lenews/ 2025/ may/ article108.shtml#article)
  9. Saving clients from themselves (www.whitehutchinson.com/ news/ lenews/ 2025/ may/ article109.shtml#article)

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As if arcade games aren't already large, welcome to the Human Crane

Dave & Buster's new lineup of midway games includes the Human Crane, a life-sized version of the classic arcade claw machine. The Human Crane allows guests to become the claw, gently lowering them into a sea of oversized prizes. The game is currently at over 40 D&B stores, with plans to roll out 100 more locations in the near future.


Dave & Buster's new Human Crane arcade game.
Click here (www.youtube.com/ watch?v=_dtb_tknp7Y) to watch a 3-minute video.

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Vol. XXV, No. 5, May 2025

  1. Editor's corner (www.whitehutchinson.com/ news/ lenews/ 2025/ may/ article101.shtml#article)
  2. Consumer expenditures for out-of-home entertainment and recreation not keeping up with inflation (www.whitehutchinson.com/ news/ lenews/ 2025/ may/ article102.shtml#article)
  3. A paradigmatic shift for LBEs; the entertainment is no longer the primary attraction (www.whitehutchinson.com/ news/ lenews/ 2025/ may/ article103.shtml#article)
  4. Gen Zers have global palettes (www.whitehutchinson.com/ news/ lenews/ 2025/ may/ article104.shtml#article)
  5. Novelty seeking; the decline of repeat appeal (www.whitehutchinson.com/ news/ lenews/ 2025/ may/ article105.shtml#article)
  6. As if arcade games aren't already large, welcome to the Human Crane (www.whitehutchinson.com/ news/ lenews/ 2025/ may/ article106.shtml#article)
  7. If your entertainment venue isn't experiencing valueflation, it's probably losing ground (www.whitehutchinson.com/ news/ lenews/ 2025/ may/ article107.shtml#article)
  8. The growing number of amusement and theme parks (www.whitehutchinson.com/ news/ lenews/ 2025/ may/ article108.shtml#article)
  9. Saving clients from themselves (www.whitehutchinson.com/ news/ lenews/ 2025/ may/ article109.shtml#article)

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