WMS' first networked slot game, Monopoly, came out in 2003 and was a huge success, placing 500 units.

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According to people familiar with the matter, Ashcroft has requested a 20-year extension of his monopoly after it expires in 2003 and control over radio frequencies that could be used to establish rival cellular-telephone franchises.

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New Zealand repealed its delivery monopoly in 1998, Sweden in 2003.

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The monopoly is due to end in 2002 or 2003, but real deregulation may come slowly.

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