Michael Kaplan
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New York Post,
The New York Times,
The New York Times Magazine,
MarketWatch,
The Daily Beast,
Inc.,
GQ,
Maxim,
Los Angeles Magazine,
Golf Digest,
Mansion Global
and
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I cover gambling, entertainment, technology, crime, travel, food and wine.
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Michael Kaplan’s Biography
Read Full Bio →I am a journalist based in Brooklyn, NY. I have written for publications that include GQ, Wired and the New York Times Magazine. I work as a senior features writer for the New York Post, am a contributing editor at Cigar Aficionado and write a weekly gambling column for Card Player magazine. My fifth book, "Advantage Players: Inside the Winning World of Casino Virtuosos, Master Strategists, and Mathematical Wizards", was published in 2025. "The Baccarat Machine," originally published in Cigar A…
Michael Kaplan’s Journalist Portfolio
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Illegal bookmaking, crypto scams and doing too much by cellphone - what being in the mafia is lik...
Interview
See all 19 answers →What was your first job as a journalist?
Writing for a punk rock fanzine as a teenage kid within commuting distance of CBGB and Max's Kansas City.
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Yes! And I do not particularly miss it.
How is social media changing news?
I think too many people are getting their news from social media.