Japan's Round1 arcade operator doubles down on U.S. growth

Expansion to quadruple locations, spurred by popularity of claw machines

Round One opened its first U.S. arcade-only location earlier this year in Las Vegas. (Round One)

KATSUYUKI TANIMOTO, Nikkei staff writer

July 20, 2024 02:24 JST

OSAKA -- After establishing a successful chain of hybrid bowling alleys in the U.S., Japanese operator Round One looks to begin a new chapter by opening 100 claw machine arcades there.

Round One opened its first U.S. arcade-only branch this April. Located in a Las Vegas shopping mall, it features 150 machines in roughly 2,000 sq. meters of space.