[1][2] A creation of Stan Allen, it debuted in September 1991, with its first issue featuring Lance Burton on the cover.

[3][4] Over the years, David Copperfield,[5] Siegfried & Roy,[6] Penn & Teller,[7] Mike Caveney,[8] and Mac King[9] were also featured on the cover.

[12] Writers for the magazine have included Jim Steinmeyer, Joshua Jay, Shawn McMaster, Alan Howard, Max Maven,[14] Richard J. Kaufman,[15] Mike Caveney,[16] Robert Farmer,[17] Jon Racherbaumer,[18] Gabe Fajuri,[19] John Lovick,[20] Peter Duffie,[21] Andi Gladwin,[22] Mark Nelson,[23] Rory Johnston,[24] and Timothy Hyde.

The "unconventional convention", as it was deemed, took place August 19–22, 2001 at the Orleans Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.

[needs update][40][41][42] Notable events included Guy Hollingworth's one-man-play "Expert at The Card Table" in 2009[43][30] and the final performance of The Great Tomsoni in 2013.