▁ 1 9 – 2 2 , ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁at ▁The ▁Orleans ▁Hotel ▁& ▁Cas ino ▁in ▁Las ▁Veg as , ▁Nev ada . ▁ ▁Due ▁to ▁the ▁critical ▁acc laim ▁for ▁the ▁sold - out ▁event ▁and ▁the ▁ur ging ▁of ▁many ▁at ten de es ▁Stan ▁Allen ▁announced ▁an ▁encore ▁event ▁to ▁take ▁place ▁in ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁The ▁second ▁event ▁proved ▁to ▁be ▁just ▁as ▁ground bre aking ▁as ▁the ▁first , ▁including ▁a ▁performance ▁of ▁close - up ▁magic ▁in ▁which ▁guests ▁viewed ▁the ▁show ▁as ▁if ▁in ▁a ▁bar , ▁restaurant , ▁trade ▁show ▁floor , ▁and ▁theatre ▁via ▁four ▁connected ▁performance ▁ven ues . ▁ ▁In ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁M AG IC ▁Live ▁returned ▁to ▁The ▁Orleans ▁hotel ▁for ▁a ▁third ▁time . ▁The ▁event ▁sold ▁out ▁in ▁record ▁time ▁and ▁many ▁would - be ▁at ten de es ▁sat ▁on ▁a ▁waiting ▁list ▁in ▁hopes ▁of ▁making ▁it ▁to ▁the ▁convention . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁issue ▁of ▁M AG IC ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁that ▁M AG IC ▁Live ▁would ▁take ▁place ▁August ▁ 1 6 – 1 9 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁at ▁the ▁South ▁Point ▁Hotel ▁& ▁Cas ino . ▁The ▁convention ▁featured ▁an ▁innov ative ▁deal er ' s ▁room ▁designed ▁and ▁produced ▁by ▁Brian ▁South ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁a ▁performance ▁of ▁the ▁one ▁man ▁play ▁" The ▁Ex pert ▁at ▁The ▁Card table " ▁by