History of the board game Monopoly settled in 1985, with "Monopoly" remaining a valid trademark of Parker Brothers, and Anspach assigning the "Anti-Monopoly" trademark to the company but retaining the ability to use it under license. Anspach received compensation for court costs and the destroyed copies of his game, as well as unspecified damages. He was allowed to resume publication with a legal disclaimer. Anspach later self-published a book about his research and legal fights with General Mills, Kenner Parker Toys, and Hasbro. Parker Brothers/Hasbro now claims trademark rights to the name and its variants, and has asserted it against others such as the publishers of
Gambler (board game) Gambler (board game) Gambler is a board game originally made by Parker Brothers in 1975. A redesigned version of the game was released in 1977. The game is now out of print, and the US trademark on the game was cancelled in 1983. The game consists of players taking turns rolling dice to move around the game board. Events giving players a chance to win money can happen when a player lands on a space, draws cards, or rolls doubles. The object of the game is to be the first player to win $1,000 of in-game money. Some contests in