Editing Monopoly (game) (section)

===Hasbro ownership===
Hasbro acquired Parker Bros. and thus ''Monopoly'' in 1991.<ref name="wsj" /> Before the Hasbro acquisition, Parker Bros. acted as a publisher, issuing only two versions at a time, a regular and deluxe.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Monopoly |url=https://www.firstversions.com/2016/04/monopoly.html |access-date=June 2, 2022 |website=www.firstversions.com}}</ref> Hasbro moved to create and license many other versions of ''Monopoly'' and sought public input in varying the game.<ref name="lat">{{Cite news |last=Rivenburg |first=Roy |date=June 6, 2005 |title=Still passing 'Go' |page=B5 |work=The Vindicator |agency=Los Angeles Times |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=aqhIAAAAIBAJ&pg=1646,1276513&dq=monopoly+vote+1998+tokens&hl=en |access-date=January 11, 2017}}</ref> A new wave of licensed products began in 1994, when Hasbro granted a license to USAopoly to begin publishing a [[San Diego]] Edition of ''Monopoly'',<ref name=wsj /><ref>{{Cite news |last=Mannes |first=Tanya |date=December 19, 2011 |title=Board game inventors spill secrets |work=San Diego Union Tribune |url=http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sdut-board-game-inventors-spill-secrets-2011dec19-htmlstory.html |access-date=January 11, 2017}}</ref> which has since been followed by more than a hundred more licensees including Winning Moves Games (since 1995)<ref name="boston">{{Cite news |last=DeMarco |first=Peter |date=October 22, 2009 |title=The chairman of the board |work=[[The Boston Globe]] |publisher=The Globe Company |url=http://archive.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2009/10/22/the_chairman_of_the_board/?page=full |access-date=December 4, 2018}}</ref> and Winning Solutions, Inc. (since 2000) in the United States.

The company held a national tournament on a chartered train going from Chicago to Atlantic City (see {{section link||U.S. National Championship}}) in 2003.<ref name=lat /> Also that year, Hasbro sued the maker of ''[[Ghettopoly]]'' for violation of trademarks and copyrights<ref>{{Cite news |date=October 22, 2003 |title=Hasbro sues 'Ghettopoly' creator |work=NBC News |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna3339899 |access-date=March 4, 2018}}</ref> and won.<ref name="Floss" /> In February 2005, the company sued RADGames over their Super Add-On accessory board game that fit in the center of the board.<ref>{{Cite news |date=June 6, 2005 |title="Community Chest" of variations |page=B5 |work=The Vindicator |agency=Los Angeles Times |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=aqhIAAAAIBAJ&dq=monopoly%20vote%201998%20tokens&pg=2083%2C1277599 |access-date=January 11, 2017}}</ref> The judge initially issued an injunction on February 25, 2005, to halt production and sales before ruling in RADGames's favor in April 2005.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Decker |first=Susan |date=April 8, 2005 |title=The maker of Monopoly game loses court ruling |work=Houston Chronicle |agency=Bloomberg News |url=https://www.chron.com/business/article/The-maker-of-Monopoly-game-loses-court-ruling-1524635.php |access-date=December 4, 2018}}</ref>

The Speed Die was added to all regular Monopoly sets in 2008.<ref name=boston/> After polling their Facebook followers, Hasbro Gaming took the top house rules and added them to a House Rule Edition released in the fall of 2014 and added them as optional rules in 2015.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Italie |first=Leanne |date=April 4, 2014 |title=No rent from jail, bonus for snake eyes among 5 Monopoly house rules fans pick for new set |work=Star Tribune |agency=AP |url=http://www.startribune.com/hasbro-picks-5-house-rules-for-new-monopoly-set/253880661/ |access-date=December 4, 2018}}</ref> In January 2017, Hasbro invited internet users to vote on a new set of game pieces, with this new regular edition to be issued in March 2017.<ref name="CNNM">{{Cite news |last=Kavilanz |first=Parija |date=January 10, 2017 |title=Monopoly wants the internet to pick its next eight figurines |work=CNNMoney |url=https://money.cnn.com/2017/01/10/technology/monopoly-tokens-vote/?iid=TL_Popular |access-date=January 12, 2017}}</ref>

On May 1, 2018, the Monopoly Mansion hotel agreement was announced by Hasbro's managing director for southeast Asia, Jenny Chew Yean Nee, with M101 Holdings Sdn Bhd. M101 has the five-star, 225-room hotel, then under construction, located at the M101 Bukit Bintang in [[Kuala Lumpur]] and with a 1920s [[The Great Gatsby|Gatsby]] feel. M101's Sirocco Group would manage the hotel when it opened in 2019.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Bernama |date=March 2, 2018 |title=World's first Monopoly hotel to open in KL in 2019 |work=New Straits Times |url=https://www.nst.com.my/lifestyle/jom/2018/03/340477/worlds-first-monopoly-hotel-open-kl-2019 |access-date=December 21, 2018}}</ref>

Hasbro announced in March 2021 that it planned to update the Community Chest cards with ones that would be more socially aware, inviting fans of the game to vote on the new versions.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Bernama |date=March 18, 2021 |title=Time For Mr. Monopoly's Get Woke Moment |work=Forbes |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/joanverdon/2021/03/18/time-for-mr-monopolys-get-woke-moment/?sh=135e93f32aa2 |access-date=May 8, 2021}}</ref> In April 2022, Hasbro announced another poll. This vote would see the reintroduction of one previously retired token in exchange for an existing token.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Naylor |date=April 29, 2022 |title=Which Retired Token Will Return To Monopoly? – 2022 Throwback Token Vote |work=Rich Uncle Pennybags |url=https://richunclepennybags.co.uk/2022-throwback-token-vote |access-date=April 30, 2022}}</ref> The result would see the Thimble return and the T-Rex phased out by fall 2022.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Naylor |date=May 31, 2022 |title=Thimble Returns & T-Rex Extinct: The New Monopoly Token Line Up has been announced! |work=Rich Uncle Pennybags |url=https://richunclepennybags.co.uk/thimble-returns-t-rex-extinct-the-new-monopoly-token-line-up-has-been-announced |access-date=May 31, 2022}}</ref>

Hasbro revealed an overhaul in January 2025 for release on July 15, 2025, changing the box to a square, renovating the Banker's tray, and enlarging the tokens by roughly 20%. Oriental Avenue will be renamed to Rhode Island Avenue, another street in Atlantic City.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Hall |date=Jan 7, 2025 |title=Monopoly getting a major overhaul in 2025, plus new expansions built for speed |work=Polygon |url=https://www.polygon.com/gaming/492505/monopoly-new-version-expansions-announced |access-date=Mar 23, 2025}}</ref>