Arcade Machines · Belgium · Sint-Niklaas

ELAUT

Name: Clover Games
Address: IE

Belgian claw machines & coin pushers built to earn.

ELAUT has designed and manufactured claw machines and coin pushers in Sint-Niklaas, Belgium since 1959 — when founder Achiel Verstraeten put a three-motor gripping mechanism into an independent cart and started the modern crane. Today the ELAUT Group serves more than 10,000 entertainment centres worldwide. On Irish floors we place E-Claw banks, giant-prize showpieces, and licensed pushers that feed a real redemption loop — profit-share partnership, aftercare included.

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E-Claw 2.0 · Brass Ring Best New Product

Giant-prize & licensed theme cabinets

E-CLAUT remote management & support

Coin pushers that feed ticket redemption

ELAUT range

Products we place

Brass Ring ELAUT E-Claw 2.0 claw machine with LED lighting

E-Claw 2.0

The smartest claw built for premium prizes.

ELAUT’s latest crane standard — synchronised LED headers, a premium sound system, and multi-prize playfields with automatic brake and weight-cell adjustment. Wrong claw/prize combinations are flagged, and E-CLAUT brings remote settings, error notifications, and live revenue data so the bank stays online with less van time.

E-CLAUT remote settings & error alerts
Multi premium-prize playfields (50g min gap)
Automatic brake & weight-cell adjustment
2-player commercial build · ~430 kg

Licensed

The Smurfs

Belgian licence on a Belgian-built claw.

The first fully licensed Smurfs claw machine — designed and manufactured in Sint-Niklaas, where both ELAUT and the Smurfs come from. A 32" display, playful cabinet art, and optional Creative Claw kit make it a family draw that stands out from a generic plush bank.

32" display monitor
Fully licensed Smurfs theme
1-player configuration
Optional Creative Claw kit

Giant prize ELAUT Big-E immersive giant prize claw machine

Big-E

Step inside — grab plush up to 6 kg.

The world’s first immersive big claw: players stand in the control centre while an overhead gantry moves above them. Classic joystick controls drive a massive claw that lifts giant plush up to 6 kg, then drops into a reinforced prize bin with a sensor-triggered automatic door — safer for guests and harder to steal from.

Immersive walk-in player experience
Giant plush up to 6 kg · lighter balls 250–1350 g
360° glass centrepiece (wall option available)
Sensor-triggered secure prize door

Big One X-Treme II

The tallest commercial claw — 3.7 m of presence.

At 3.7 m / 12 ft, this is the tallest arcade claw ELAUT has manufactured — built to stop guests from across an atrium. A huge claw for giant prizes, Claw Vision targeting on the monitor, and a garage-door style prize chute keep the spectacle secure and the sightline selling before anyone reaches the joystick.

3.7 m / 12 ft cabinet height
Huge claw for giant prizes
Claw Vision monitor targeting
Garage-door style prize chute

Ticket Circus

Tokens, coin shots, and a circus bonus loop.

ELAUT’s ticket-forward coin pusher — eye-catching circus cabinet art, high bonus values (fixed or variable), and RFID chips for extra tickets. Available as 3-player and 6-player banks so the redemption floor can match footprint and throughput.

3-player & 6-player configurations
100% ticket payout path
RFID chips for extra tickets
High bonus value (fixed or variable)

Licensed

Willy Wonka

ELAUT’s most popular themed coin pusher.

Warner Bros licensed Willy Wonka cabinet with collectable character cards and a Golden Ticket bonus feature. Runs ticket or ticketless, in 1-, 2-, or 6-player layouts — the pusher guests recognise from the doorway and the one that keeps the prize counter busy.

Warner Bros licensed theme
Golden Ticket bonus feature
Collectable character cards
1 / 2 / 6-player · ticket or ticketless

News & context

Brand notes

IAAPA 2025ELAUT · IAAPA Expo 2025

E-Claw 2.0 wins Brass Ring for Best New Product

ELAUT took its second IAAPA Brass Ring Award for Best New Product with E-Claw 2.0 — the industry’s recognition for a crane that pairs premium-prize play with remote settings, error alerts, and real-time performance data. For a venue that means less fiddling on the floor and a machine that keeps earning between visits.

Mar 2026ELAUT press

€33,000 raised for Europa-Park charities

An ELAUT claw themed for Europa-Park’s 50th anniversary raised €33,000 over eight months for the Mack Foundation’s children’s charities. It’s a useful reminder that a well-placed crane is not just a cashbox — it can also be a destination piece guests remember and return to.

Since 1959ELAUT company history

Belgian craft, still built in Sint-Niklaas

Achiel Verstraeten founded ELAUT in 1959 and passed the business to his son Eric. The company that Betson first brought to the US market as Big Choice cranes is still engineering claws and pushers in Belgium — parts and support culture that matter years into a placement.

PlatformELAUT · E-CLAUT

E-CLAUT puts the bank under remote control

E-CLAUT lets operators adjust E-Claw 2.0 settings, clear errors, and pull revenue reports from a web app or the machine’s touchscreen — so a call-out can often become a remote fix instead of a van trip. On a profit-share floor that is less downtime and more playable hours.

Floor roleClover Games placement notes

Where claws and pushers earn in Ireland

Claws earn hardest where merchandise is visible from the aisle — atriums, food courts, and the walk between attractions. Pushers sit best beside the prize counter so tickets feel immediate. We would rather place a tight ELAUT bank that rotates prizes than fill a wall with anonymous cabinets.

LicensedELAUT product notes

Belgian roots on the Smurfs claw

The Smurfs 1-Player is ELAUT’s first fully licensed claw — designed in Belgium, where both the brand and the Smurfs originated. Licensed themes pull a family audience that generic plush banks miss, and a Creative Claw kit is available when you want to refresh the offer mid-life.

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