Casino claw game

A casino claw gaming machine comprising:

• a cabinet;
• a play field within the cabinet, the play field supporting a plurality of prize objects;
• a claw assembly moveably attached within the cabinet;
• a player input device positioned outside the cabinet;
• a video display;
• at least one processor;
• at least one memory device storing a plurality of instructions, which when executed by the at least one processor causes the at least one processor to:
• receive an electronic communication to begin a claw game;
• determine a game outcome for the claw game based on a computerized random number generator;
• allow the input device to control the claw assembly, thereby allowing a player of the claw game to position the claw assembly;
• determine whether the player caused the claw assembly to pick up one of the plurality of prize objects;
• when the player did not cause the claw assembly to pick up one of the plurality of prize objects and when the game outcome is a losing outcome, enable the display to display a lost game presentation;
• when the player did cause the claw assembly to pick up one of the plurality of prize objects and when the game outcome is a losing outcome, cause the claw assembly to drop the picked-up prize object;
• when the player did cause the claw assembly to pick up one of the plurality of prize objects and when the game outcome is a winning outcome, enable the video display to display a first winning game presentation;
• and
• when the player did not cause the claw assembly to pick up one of the plurality of prize objects and when the game outcome is a winning outcome, enable the video display to display a second winning game presentation.

A method of controlling a casino claw gaming machine, comprising:

• receiving an electronic communication to begin a claw game;
• determining a game outcome for the claw game based on a computerized random number generator;
• causing a claw assembly to move based on input received by a player input device;
• determining if the claw assembly picked up one of a plurality of prize objects;
• when the determined game outcome is a losing outcome and a prize object was not picked up, ending the claw game;
• when the determined game outcome is a losing outcome and a prize object was picked up, causing the claw assembly to drop the picked-up prize object;
• when the determined game outcome is a winning outcome and a prize object was picked up, causing a video display to display a first winning game presentation;
• and
• when the determined game outcome is a winning outcome and a prize object was not picked up, causing the video display device to display a second winning game presentation;
• wherein the method is performed by at least one processor coupled to memory.

A casino claw gaming machine comprising:

• a cabinet;
• a play field within the cabinet, the play field supporting a plurality of prize objects;
• a claw assembly moveably attached within the cabinet;
• a shooter unit positioned within the cabinet;
• a player input device positioned outside the cabinet;
• a display device;
• at least one processor;
• at least one memory device storing a plurality of instructions, which when executed by the at least one processor causes the at least one processor to:
• (a) receive an electronic communication to begin a claw game;
• (b) determine a game outcome for the claw game based on a computerized random number generator;
• (c) cause the claw assembly to move based on input received by the player input device;
• (d) determine whether the claw assembly picked up one of the plurality of prize objects;
• (e) when the claw assembly picked up one of the plurality of prize objects, determine whether the picked up prize object matches a component of the determined game outcome,
• (f) when the picked up prize object matches a component of the determined game outcome, instruct the claw assembly to drop the picked-up prize object on the shooter unit;
• (g) when the picked up prize object does not match a component of the determined game outcome, instruct the claw assembly to drop the picked-up prize object on the play field;
• (h) allow steps (d) through (g) to be repeated until a prescribed condition occurs;
• (i) cause the display device to display messaging about the determined game outcome;
• and
• (j) cause any awards from the claw game to be provided to the player.