Monopoly is a board game that originated in the United States in 1903. The current version was first published by Parker Brothers in 1935. Subtitled "The Fast-Dealing Property Trading Game", the game is named after the economic concept of monopoly the domination of a market by a single entity. It is now owned and produced by the American game and toy company Hasbro.

Hasbro conducts a worldwide Monopoly tournament. The first Monopoly World Championships took place in Grossinger's Resort in New York, in November 1973, but it wasn't until 1975 that they included competitors from outside the United States. It has been aired in the United States by ESPN In 2009, forty-one players competed for the title of Monopoly World Champion and a cash prize of $20,580 (USD), which is the total amount of 'Monopoly money' in the current Monopoly set used in the tournament. The most recent World Championship took place September 2015 in Macau. Italian Nicolò Falcone defeated the defending world champion and players from twenty-six other countries.

Monopoly tournament locations:

1973 Liberty, New York

1974 New York City

1975 Washington, D.C.

1977 Monte Carlo

1980 Bermuda

1983 Palm Beach

1985 Atlantic City

1988 London

1992 Berlin

1996 Monte Carlo

2000 Toronto

2004 Tokyo

2009 Las Vegas

2015 Macau

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