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2. Monopoly by Definition Monopoly is characterized by lack of competition allowing that enterprise for business to have significant market power, that is, the power to charge high prices. AT&T and Microsoft were monopoly's at one point. The Sherman Antitrust act , passed in 1890, banned trust and monopolistic combinations that hammered interstate and international trade. This act acted like a hammer for the government, giving it the power to shatter big companies into smaller pieces to suit its own needs. After this is when games were made to act as monopoly.

3. History Of Monopoly Game In 1903 Elizabeth Phillips created game called the “The Landlord’s Game”. This game of buying and selling land to get rich was published in 1906. From 1906 until 1934 when Monopoly was made by the Parker Brothers. Monopoly was published in 1935 and though developed over the years it still exist. The Landlord’s Game

4. How Monopoly has advanced! 1935 edition 2000 edition 2012 edition

5. Electronic Banking Monopoly The newest version of Monopoly called Electronic Banking Monopoly was released in the 21st Century. This game has all the same concepts of the original version only instead of having to deal with money bills you collect and give money on Monopoly Debit Cards.

6. Electronic Banking Monopoly Components • 2 dice • Community chest cards • Chance cards • One game board • Title deed cards • 32 Houses • 12 hotels • 6 tokens • 6 Monopoly Debit Cards • One Banking Unit

7. How is it better? With all the time saving you have by just swiping your cards you are able to really enjoy the name of the game. The cards make you feel more empowered as you start out with 15 Million on each card, Collecting 2 million as you pass go and just tossing around Millions of dollars. If I had to buy a monopoly game it would be electronic banking monopoly its faster with more ways to play and more ways to win. It is also so much easier to setup and clean up monopoly. No more having to organize and count the paper money, now its as simple as clearing your card and going about your day.

8. Customer Reviews While this might at first appear like a gimic, Monopoly with electronic banking makes, setup, cleanup and playing so much easier. No money to count out. Transactions are done through the well thought out banking calculator. It's also a nice touch that the money has been increased to thousands and millions to account for inflation. Published on September 14, 2007 by R. Ruinsky This game is great fun, everyone from my 8 yr old to the oldest teenager loves it. With the new banking system the games moves along much faster and the kids love seeing their account balance go up. Great fun for all! Today's Monopoly, September 14, 2007 By Jack's Dad (USA) My son,13,and I really enjoy playing monopoly.this version with its credit card makes for a new twist to and old game. 5.0 out of 5 stars worth using the credit card, January 22, 2009 By Julian Easterday III (tracys landing md)

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10. References • Monopoly by Definition www.investopedia.com/terms/m/monopoly.asp • History of Monopoly en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_board_game_Monopoly • Customer Reviews www.amazon.com/Hasbro-199-Monopoly...reviews/B000OOLNTY • Monopoly Images www.googleimages.com