Michael Kaplan
Learning Curve
Playing With The Big Boys You don't need gobs of money to play poker in Vegas. But, as the author discovers, it takes skill and knowledge to win.
Posted: December 1, 2001 By Michael Kaplan
Betting On the Ring
Wagering on the sweet science is still an inexact one
Posted: August 1, 2001 By Michael Kaplan
Winning at the Big 3
Everyone's got a buddy or an Uncle with winning gambling strategies, here are some that actually work.
Posted: February 1, 2001 By Michael Kaplan
To Catch a Thief
Security teams use modern surveillance methods to foil con games as old as casinos themselves.
Posted: December 1, 2000 By Michael Kaplan
Hits and Runs
Many wish to win in Vegas, few have the brass it takes to score big.
Posted: December 1, 2000 By Michael Kaplan
Jul/Aug 00 Issue : News & Features
Tales of the Smoke Police
Cigars Under Siege Tobacconists and smokers throughout California are fighting a desperate battle against antitobacco forces.
Posted: August 1, 2000 By Michael Kaplan
Jan/Feb 99 Issue : News & Features
Lights! Camera! Cigars!
Actor Michael Lerner makes certain that in his many character roles, a cigar is often at hand.
Posted: February 1, 1999 By Michael Kaplan
Nov/Dec 98 Issue : Cigar Stars
Family Matters—The Perez Tobacco Growers
For the Perez family of Miami's A.S.P. Enterprises Inc., tobacco growing is more than just a career—it's in the genes.
Posted: December 1, 1998 By Michael Kaplan
Mar/Apr 98 Issue : News & Features
Tabacalera's American Gambit
A Madrid-based cigar giant buys a foothold in the U.S. market.
Posted: March 1, 1998 By Michael Kaplan
Mar/Apr 98 Issue : News & Features
Hotel Grande Bretagne, Athens
After spending the better part of a week on an ancient Greek peninsula where the architecture and the service are equally antiquated, the uniformed...more
Posted: March 1, 1998 By Michael Kaplan
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