The World Record Craps Roll

Here's the new World Record

Patricia Demauro

May 23th 2009
at The Borgata Hotel Casino and Spa
Atlantic City, New Jersey

4 Hours and 18 Minutes

154 Rolls

25 Pass Line Wins

Estimated Table Win - $180,000

The time, number of rolls, number of pass line wins and estimated table win have been sustantiated to the author of this web site, each item, by two or more reliable sources.

Patricia Demauro set a new record for the longest craps roll, hanging on for four hours and 18 minutes at the Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa. Borgata officials say she beat the previous record by one hour and 12 minutes. They say Stanley Fujitake of Honolulu, set that record nearly 20 years ago in Las Vegas. "This was only my second time playing craps, so this was very exciting for me to be a part of history," says Demauro, who lives in Denville in northern New Jersey. [1]

Patricia Demauro set a record for the longest craps roll, hanging on for 4 hours and 18 minutes at the Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa. Borgata officials say she beat the previous record by an hour and 12 minutes. "This was only my second time playing craps, so this was very exciting for me," said Demauro, who bought into a game for $100. She finally lost after 154 rolls of the dice and was greeted with a champagne toast.[2]

A New Jersey woman, playing crapsfor only the second time, set a record for the longest craps roll -- 4 hours, 18 minutes, the Associated Press reports. It says Patricia Demauro, of Denville, N.J., pulled off the feat at the Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa in Atlantic City, N.J., this weekend.[3]

Demauro, who lives in Denville, New Jersey, set a record over the weekend in Atlantic City for the longest craps roll - four hours, 18 minutes. She blew away the old record set in Las Vegas almost 20 years ago by an hour and 12 minutes. Demauro is a little stunned by it all since it was only the second time she's played craps. She bought into the game for $100, quickly amassed a cheering crowd, and more than four hours later was given a champagne toast.[4]

The Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa in Atlantic City said Pat DeMauro, of Morris County, bought into the craps game for $100 Saturday and held the dice for four hours and 18 minutes, besting the the three-hour, six-minute world record that has stood unchallenged since May 28, 1989, The Press of Atlantic City reported Monday. DeMauro said the record-breaking game was only her second time playing craps.[5] Patricia Demauro hung on to the dice for four hours and 18 minutes, shattering the previous record by one hour and 12 minutes. As a cheering mass grew, Demauro kept Lady Luck on her side despite not having much experience. "This was only my second time playing craps, so this was very exciting for me to be a part of history," says Demauro, who lives in Denville in northern New Jersey.[7]

Luck sure was a lady to Patricia DeMauro of Denville, New Jersey. DeMauro thought she'd try craps, for the second time in her life, on Saturday night. She started rolling the dice and stopped four hours and 18 minutes later. In a game that most players can't sustain for more than an hour, her win has been compared to a perfect game in baseball, but rarer.[8]

A player Saturday night at an Atlantic City casino set a new record for continuous play at craps, holding the dice for over four hours. Patricia Demauro went on a serious roll, taking the dice and casting them without losing for four hours and eighteen minutes.[9]

Officials at the Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa in Atlantic City said the woman bought into the craps game for $100 on Saturday. She then proceeded to make the 154 rolls, spanning 4 hours and 18 minutes, before failing to make her point by rolling the dastardly "7" and crapping out. Neither the casino nor DeMauro declared how much money she won during the streak. She did state this was only her second attempt to play the craps tables, and that with her winnings she was going to take her grandkids to Disney World. The casino treated DeMauro and her friend to champagne, dinner, and a free room to further celebrate her run on the table.[10]

The previous record for longest craps roll was held by Stanley Fujitake, of Honolulu, at 3 hours and 6 minutes, and it took place May 28, 1989, at the California Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. DeMauro said Sunday night it was only her second time playing craps. She was at the Borgata with a friend who offered to teach her the game. They went to a $10-minimum table, and her friend and another woman quickly lost their turns.[11] The AP says the previous record was 3 hours, 6 minutes set nearly 20 years ago at a Las Vegas casino. The AP says Demauro bought into a game for $100 at 8:13 p.m. and quickly drew a cheering crowd until she "sevened out' about 12:31 a.m. - after 154 rolls of the dice. Neither Demauro nor the casino would disclose how much she won during her marathon.[3] The previous record was set 20 years ago in Las Vegas -- DeMauro beat it by an hour and 12 minutes. Neither Borgata nor DeMauro would say how much she won but she did disclose how she's going to spend it -- taking her daughter and three grandchildren to Disneyland.[8]

Borgata officials said that bested the previous mark of 3 hours, 6 minutes set nearly 20 years ago at a Las Vegas casino.[12]

The previous record, set in Las Vegas, is twenty years old and was over an hour shorter. That had been set by a Honolulu player in Las Vegas.[9]

Honolulu's Stanley Fujitake had the old mark of three hours and six minutes when playing in Las Vegas. "This was only my second time playing craps, so this was very exciting for me to be a part of history," said Demauro, who lives in Denville in northern New Jersey.[13] Demauro bought into a game for $100 at about 8:13 p.m. and quickly amassed a large crowd of cheering supporters. When she eventually "sevened out" around 12:31 a.m., after 154 rolls of the dice, she was greeted by Borgata with a champagne toast. "This was only my second time playing craps, so this was very exciting for me to be a part of history," she said. The casino would not disclose how much Demauro won during her stretch at the table.[14] Demauro began play shortly after eight at night at the Borgata Hotel Casino and Spa. She didn't stop until half past midnight, at which point the house saluted her with a champagne toast. A dealer from a neighboring casino said he had wandered through on his way home, when he saw a sizable crowd at the craps tables. "I joined them, and found she had been going already for more than three hours. The pit bosses were saying it might be a record, and she played for an hour after that," he remarked. Demauro says she is new to playing craps, having only tried the game once before, and she had beginner's luck.[9]

I got on a roll and just kept going for about four and a half hours -- and I was learning the game as I went along, DeMauro said. Most of the men that were there were really excited because I was bringing them good luck. DeMauro, who declined to reveal how much money she made from the game -- she said only that it was a good night -- said Borgata officials approached her after the end of the hot streak and treated her and a friend to Dom Perignon champagne, a free meal and a complimentary stay at the hotel. Borgata spokeswoman Noel Stevenson said that while the Guinness Book of World Records does not list dice-shooting records, such accomplishments are recorded by several gaming organizations. STOKE, England, May 25 (UPI) -- A British woman who bragged of her happy marriage on Facebook has admitted to fraudulently collecting welfare benefits for being a single parent, officials say. Claire Harbrone, 35, Stoke, confessed to authorities that she lived with her husband while collecting housing and tax benefits by claiming to be a single mom for nearly a year in 2006 and 2007, The Sun reported. The Sun said Monday that a tip led investigators to her Facebook site and another on Friends United in which she talked about being happily wed and driving a swell Aston Martin car. The newspaper said Harborne had no comment and slammed the door on the reporter who knocked on her door.[5]

Pat DeMauro bought into a craps game for $100 Saturday night and held the dice for four hours and 18 minutes. She threw the dice 154 times before she finally '''sevened out,''' Borgata officials said Sunday.[11] Demauro set a new record for the longest craps roll four hours and 18 minutes of throwing numbers.[13] In one of the most obvious examples of beginner's luck, a New Jersey woman set a new record for longest craps roll in Atlantic City Saturday night.[7] On Saturday evening, May 23, at Borgata Casino in Atlantic City, Patricia Demauro played craps for the second time in her life and rolled 154 numbers before sevening-out. This epic roll eclipsed the Captain's previous World Record of 147 numbers.[15] For all you high rollers out there, listen to this, a nearly 20-year old record held by a Honolulu man was broken in the game of "Craps". This time, Patricia Demauro was the shooter. Her hot hand rolled for more than four hours in Atlantic City.[16]

A newbie player at craps held the dice for over four hours at an Atlantic City casino Saturday, setting a record for that form of gambling.[9]

ATLANTIC CITY ''' A Morris County woman gave a whole new meaning to the expression '''being on a roll,''' as she broke the world record for shooting dice at the Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa.[11] I'm living for my donor. I feel it's my obligation to do it for her and her family. ATLANTIC CITY, N.J., May 25 (UPI) -- A New Jersey woman broke the world record for shooting dice by throwing the bones 154 times before she sevened out, casino officials said.[5]

Pat DeMauro, a New Jersey grandma, hit the gaming tables this holiday weekend in Atlantic City for a "little craps". She ended up throwing the bones (shooting the dice) 154 times before crapping out by rolling a "7".[10]

Everyone wanted to get in on the win.''' As she approached the two-hour mark, DeMauro said her friend told her about someone who held the dice for 21/2 hours at Resorts Atlantic City. He said she would beat that record.[11] Listed below are links to blogs that reference this entry: Patricia Demauro sets craps record in Atlantic City.[7] Patricia Demauro is the dream of every person who has ever played craps. Unfortunately for us in Las Vegas, she did her damage to the house at the Borgata in Atlantic City.[13]

Dealers at craps tables keep track of how long each shooter holds the dice, and the surveillance cameras can confirm it, Borgata spokeswoman Noel Stevenson said. Although the Guinness Book of World Records has no section for shooting dice, several gaming organizations keep records of such events, Stevenson said. Even though DeMauro'''s lucky roll must have cost the Borgata a bundle, the casino was more than happy about her streak. '''We are very excited to have hosted this moment for Ms. DeMauro and have our property be a part of this historic event for the gaming industry,''' said Joe Lupo Sr., vice president of operations for Borgata. [11] Demauro entered the game with $100 and quickly drew a cheering crowd. She had 154 successful rolls of the dice before her record run ended around 12:31 a.m., complemented with a champagne toast from the casino.[13] Demauro bought into a game for $100 and quickly amassed a cheering crowd. When she finally lost around 12:31 a.m., after 154 rolls of the dice, she was greeted by Borgata with a champagne toast.[1]

'''I got on a roll and just kept going for about 41/2 hours ''' and I was learning the game as I went along,''' DeMauro said. '''Most of the men that were there were really excited because I was bringing them good luck.''' As her streak continued, more players joined the game, DeMauro said. After she had been throwing the dice for about an hour, a crowd began to form. '''They were in three or four people deep''' around the table, DeMauro said.[11] Hey, all the stickman had to do was flick 1 die off the table.next roll, out 7. works every time. I was at the table right next to patsy and she rolled great. I see the comment about how much did the dealers get? Well considering all the money on the table and 1 of the dealers screwing up the payouts and the effort of the borgata box man trying to hit the dice with his hand so she would 7 out. There lucky they received the $1,000 I tipped them. Two of the dealers were really good 1 was totally out of his element,but seeing 3 box people was crazy they tried everything to slow up those dice and to cause aggravation but like i said SHE STUCK IT TO THE MAN. The truth is we all had a great night and no matter what type of distraction they threw at her she just kept rolling the dice. She had ice in her veins there was no rattling patsy, KARMA it was all about KARMA.[11]

'''I'''ve visited Borgata many times. and I always have a lot of fun.''' DeMauro declined to reveal how much money she and her friend won during her streak, except to say, '''It was a good night.'''[11]

Even with all of the outside distractions, the Borgata was pleased that Demauro brought some positive exposure to the city. The casino did not reveal how much she won while playing for over four hours, but it was just the excitement that kept people watching.[6] Ms. Demauro's roll lasted four hours and 18 minutes and in terms of time also eclipsed Stanley Fujitake's record length of three hours and six minutes (118 numbers rolled).[15]

Saturday was a record-setting night for a novice craps player at an Atlantic City, N.J., casino.[2] A North Jersey grandmother entered the record books over the weekend after a lucky streak at the Borgata Casino in Atlantic City.[8] Atlantic City casinos have been on the downswing for over a year now. Their revenue figures that were released for April produced a decrease that created panic among many casino owners.[6] Atlantic City desperately was in need of some good press. Their casinos have been getting hammered because of the economy, and it seems like nothing but bad luck has been occurring in the city.[6]

The total number of rolls by Demauro without relinquishing the dice was 154. The casino would not say how much she won. [9] DeMauro said it was exciting to play. '''It was really a great table to be at, great vibes from everybody,''' she said. When her lucky streak finally ended, Borgata staff came to take her picture and serve Dom Perignon champagne, DeMauro said. They treated the pair to dinner and offered them a complimentary suite, which they'''ll use on another visit. '''This was very exciting for me to be a part of history,''' DeMauro told the Borgata staff.[11]

The previous craps world record was 3 hours and 6 minutes, and it stood for just short of 10 years as it was set on May 28, 1989. While the Guinness Book of World Records does not list craps records, there are several gaming organizations that do collect and report such gambling feats. [10] The achievement occurred last Saturday and broke the previous record that stood for nearly 20 years.[13]

The manager called police and Jones was found by officers and arrested within hours, investigators said. VANDALIA, Ill., May 25 (UPI) -- A 70-year-old Missouri woman who received a heart transplant in 2001 said she lived a lifelong dream by skydiving in Vandalia, Ill. Judy Kaufman of Chesterfield said she jumped out of a plane at 11,000 feet Sunday at the Archway Skydiving Center with her husband, two sons and grandsons looking on from the ground, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported Monday. It was the most exhilarating thing I've ever done, Kaufman said after her tandem jump. Kaufman, who lived with heart disease for 10 years before receiving her new heart in 2001, said she is not finished skydiving and hopes to jump with her teenage grandsons as soon as they are old enough. People have to know that transplants give people a second chance to live, she said. [5] Hooray for the lucky lady. I only wonder why if this was her second time playing craps, what did she usually play before then? Could it have been the slots? If so, why did she choose to try a new game? Could it have been because no one ever wins ANYTHING anymore playing slots?[11]

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