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Magic: The Gathering Pro Competition Thrives

Updated 2026-05-09 12:20 UTC 1 source Neutral

The MagicCon 2026 in Las Vegas saw a significant increase in attendance and engagement, with over 25,000 participants. This growth highlights the expanding popularity of trading card games as high-stakes professional competitions.

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Inside the Unprecedented Growth of Hasbro’s Magic: The Gathering and Trading Card Game’s High-Stakes Pro Competition

For this week’s episode of “Strictly Business,” Variety was on the ground at MagicCon 2026 in Las Vegas, a convention centered not around slight of hand tricks, but Hasbro’s hit trading card game Magic: The Gathering. The three-day event featured 25,000 attendees engaging in multip

2026-05-09 12:00 UTC