{"id":8673,"date":"2014-08-17T01:43:47","date_gmt":"2014-08-17T08:43:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/?p=8673"},"modified":"2014-08-17T01:55:07","modified_gmt":"2014-08-17T08:55:07","slug":"penn-teller-headline-wizard-wars-syfy-premieres-august-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/penn-teller-headline-wizard-wars-syfy-premieres-august-19\/","title":{"rendered":"Penn &#038; Teller and Other Vegas Magicians Featured in &#8220;Wizard Wars&#8221; on Syfy, Premieres August 19"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Rio Las Vegas headliners Penn &amp; Teller star in a new reality competition show on Syfy, &#8220;Wizard Wars.&#8221; The show&#8217;s premiere airs August 19, 2014. Learn more.<\/p>\n<p>Penn &amp; Teller head up a panel of judges on the show as magicians compete to see whose act possesses the most originality, creativity and showmanship.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8674\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8674\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/penn_teller_las_vegas.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8674 \" style=\"border: 1px solid black;\" alt=\"Penn &amp; Teller\" src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/penn_teller_las_vegas.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/penn_teller_las_vegas.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/penn_teller_las_vegas-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/penn_teller_las_vegas-624x415.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8674\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">According to Penn, these two &#8220;are best friends who don&#8217;t socialize often.&#8221;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The show was created by Vegas-based magic consultant Rick Lax and magician Justin Flom.<\/p>\n<p>Other Las Vegas magicians are expected to appear on the show, including <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nathanburton.com\" target=\"_blank\">Nathan Burton<\/a> (V Theater at Planet Hollywood), <a href=\"http:\/\/tommywindtheater.com\" target=\"_blank\">Tommy Wind<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/murraysawchuck.com\" target=\"_blank\">Murray Sawchuck<\/a> (Tropicana).<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a little preview of what&#8217;s in store.<\/p>\n<div data-mode=\"normal\" data-oembed=\"1\" data-provider=\"youtube\" id=\"arve-youtube-tghxlaz0qrs\" style=\"max-width:900px;\" class=\"arve\">\n<div class=\"arve-inner\">\n<div style=\"aspect-ratio:500\/281\" class=\"arve-embed arve-embed--has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"arve-ar\" style=\"padding-top:56.200000%\"><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t<iframe allow=\"accelerometer &#039;none&#039;;autoplay &#039;none&#039;;camera &#039;none&#039;;ch-ua &#039;none&#039;;clipboard-read &#039;none&#039;;clipboard-write;display-capture &#039;none&#039;;encrypted-media &#039;none&#039;;gamepad &#039;none&#039;;geolocation &#039;none&#039;;gyroscope &#039;none&#039;;hid &#039;none&#039;;identity-credentials-get &#039;none&#039;;idle-detection &#039;none&#039;;keyboard-map &#039;none&#039;;local-fonts &#039;none&#039;;magnetometer &#039;none&#039;;microphone &#039;none&#039;;midi &#039;none&#039;;payment &#039;none&#039;;picture-in-picture;publickey-credentials-create &#039;none&#039;;publickey-credentials-get &#039;none&#039;;screen-wake-lock &#039;none&#039;;serial &#039;none&#039;;sync-xhr;usb &#039;none&#039;;window-management &#039;none&#039;;xr-spatial-tracking &#039;none&#039;;\" allowfullscreen=\"\" class=\"arve-iframe fitvidsignore\" credentialless data-arve=\"arve-youtube-tghxlaz0qrs\" data-lenis-prevent=\"\" data-src-no-ap=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/TGhxlAZ0qrs?feature=oembed&amp;iv_load_policy=3&amp;modestbranding=1&amp;rel=0&amp;autohide=1&amp;playsinline=0&amp;autoplay=0\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"505.8\" loading=\"lazy\" name=\"\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-presentation allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/TGhxlAZ0qrs?feature=oembed&#038;iv_load_policy=3&#038;modestbranding=1&#038;rel=0&#038;autohide=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autoplay=0\" title=\"\" width=\"900\"><\/iframe><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\":\"http:\\\/\\\/schema.org\\\/\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.casino.org\\\/vitalvegas\\\/penn-teller-headline-wizard-wars-syfy-premieres-august-19\\\/#arve-youtube-tghxlaz0qrs\",\"type\":\"VideoObject\",\"embedURL\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\\\/embed\\\/TGhxlAZ0qrs?feature=oembed&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&autohide=1&playsinline=0&autoplay=0\"}<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>The format of the show will be familiar at this point. Teams of contestants (magicians) take on creating illusions with random objects. The winner of the show&#8217;s first round then take on in-house &#8220;wizards&#8221;: World Championship of Magic winner Gregory Wilson, Wynn Resort resident magician Shimshi; Justin Flom and Angela Funovits. We&#8217;re thinking Shimshi&#8217;s best illusion has been keeping certain Las Vegas blogs from knowing Wynn Resort has a resident magician.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Wizard Wars&#8221; is hosted by Ellen Fox, whomever that might actually be.<\/p>\n<p>We enjoy competition reality shows, so we&#8217;re hoping &#8220;Wizard Wars&#8221; can find the same kind of success as Syfy&#8217;s make-up-a-palooza, &#8220;Face Off.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>A quick note to the producers of &#8220;Wizard Wars&#8221;: As with most things, the more Las Vegas the better! 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