After 10 years closed, Houston’s Magic Island set to reopen this summer as party and gambling venue

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Houston’s Magic Island is set to return as a party venue and private gambling palace. You may have seen the iconic yet abandoned Egyptian-themed building along the I-69 Southwest Freeway feeder road near Greenbriar Drive. Magic Island originally opened in 1984 and once showcased Vegas-style magic shows, dining, drinking, and more. It’s been vacant for 10 years after it closed following Hurricane Ike and a subsequent fire. Still, the pharaoh’s head at the top of the building has been peering over the freeway for all this time. According to the Houston Chronicle, the club plans to reopen this summer and will offer private gambling tables. The business is taking advantage of a loophole in Texas law…