Golden Arm

{{Short description|Term for a temporarily successful craps player}}

{{other uses|Golden Arm (disambiguation)}}

A Golden Arm is a craps player who has rolled dice for over one hour without losing.{{cite web|url=http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-vegas-golden-arms-20170429-story.html|title=A method to their magic: Craps champions swear it's more mystique than math at the tables in Vegas|first=David|last=Montero|website=Los Angeles Times|date=29 April 2017|publisher=}}{{cite web|url=http://www.latimes.com/nation/93155586-132.html|title=The Golden Arms of craps|first=Los Angeles|last=Times|website=Los Angeles Times|date=28 April 2017 }} 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.{{cite web|url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2000/may/03/welcome-to-the-golden-arm-club-where-membership-is/|title=Welcome to the Golden Arm Club, where membership is earned by hour-plus dice-throwing|date=3 May 2000|publisher=}}

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.{{Cite web| title = A Gambling Tale: Stanley Fujitake and One Amazing Roll| author = Chaffin, Sean| work = PokerNews| date = 2017-07-27| access-date = 3 October 2019| url = https://www.pokernews.com/news/2017/07/a-gambling-tale-stanley-fujitake-and-one-amazing-roll-28493.htm}}{{Cite web| title = Where is the Golden Arm Club Wall of Fame?| author = | work = Las Vegas Advisor| date = | access-date = 3 October 2019| url = https://www.lasvegasadvisor.com/question/golden-arm-club-craps-wall-fame-california/}}

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.{{Cite web|url=http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2009/05/craps_player_sets_record_roll.html|title=Craps player sets record roll at Borgata casino|date=24 May 2009|access-date=2 August 2016}}