Golden Arm

Short description: Term for a temporarily successful craps player

For other uses, see Golden Arm (disambiguation).

The California Hotel and Casino, where the term originated

A Golden Arm is a craps player who has rolled dice for over one hour without losing.[1][2] The designation was created by the California Hotel and Casino in 1989 after Stanley Fujitake rolled 118 times for three hours and six minutes without sevening out.[1][2][3]

The California Hotel and Casino had lost more than $1 million. Fujitake had won about $30,000. In 1999, the Platinum Arm Club was formed honoring players who roll for over 90 minutes or over an hour on at least two occasions.[4][5]

On May 23–24, 2009 Patricia DeMauro of New Jersey rolled 154 times including 25 passes over a period of 4 hours and 18 minutes at the Borgata in Atlantic City, New Jersey. This remains the current record. She bested Fujitake's record – that had stood for almost 20 years – by over an hour.[6]

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Montero, David (29 April 2017). "A method to their magic: Craps champions swear it's more mystique than math at the tables in Vegas". http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-vegas-golden-arms-20170429-story.html.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Times, Los Angeles (28 April 2017). "The Golden Arms of craps". http://www.latimes.com/nation/93155586-132.html.
3. ↑ "Welcome to the Golden Arm Club, where membership is earned by hour-plus dice-throwing". 3 May 2000. https://lasvegassun.com/news/2000/may/03/welcome-to-the-golden-arm-club-where-membership-is/.
4. ↑ Chaffin, Sean (2017-07-27). "A Gambling Tale: Stanley Fujitake and One Amazing Roll". PokerNews. https://www.pokernews.com/news/2017/07/a-gambling-tale-stanley-fujitake-and-one-amazing-roll-28493.htm.
5. ↑ "Where is the Golden Arm Club Wall of Fame?". Las Vegas Advisor. https://www.lasvegasadvisor.com/question/golden-arm-club-craps-wall-fame-california/.
6. ↑ "Craps player sets record roll at Borgata casino". 24 May 2009. http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2009/05/craps_player_sets_record_roll.html.

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