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Forbes Exclusive: Where Will Steve Cohen, ‘The Millionaires’ Magician,’ Take His Show Next?
Even with his loyal fan base and the show grossing over 20 million dollars since it began, Cohen insists that he has to work harder than ever to keep up the momentum. “I am still hustling doing everything to be out there. You can never take anything for granted,” says Cohen. At the end of the day, his greatest joy is to share that same sense of excitement and magic that he had all those years ago when he watched his Uncle Nat perform. “A singer can make you tap your toe. A comedian can make you laugh. But a magician can give you wonder,“ he softly says. "I really believe I can give that gift of wonder.” Read more..
Merry Christmas & Happy New Year !!
I hope everyone who has taken even a minute during the past year to read our musings on MAGIC NEWS has a Very Merry Christmas !. I know not everyone celebrates Christmas.. but you don’t have to celebrate it to enjoy the spirit of giving and love.
Thanks a million for your interest and look for 2017 to be bigger and better than ever!
Rick Carruth
Famed poker pro with ‘remarkable’ $9.6 million scheme has to pay it back, judge rules..
In July 2012, Phil Ivey walked into the Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa in Atlantic City, N. J. Over the next 17 hours, he would become nearly $4.8 million richer. A gambler by profession, Ivey billed himself as the “Tiger Woods” of poker; he had won more than $6 million from several tours on the World Series of Poker and another $19 million through years of online poker. But Ivey was not playing poker on that day in July. His winning spree came from baccarat — a game of chance associated with high rollers and would-be James Bonds.
This was not Ivey’s first impressive baccarat run. He visited the Borgata to play baccarat three other times, too, between April and October 2012. His total winnings from those visits amounted to more than $9.6 million, according to court documents. Read more….