(economics) a market in which control over the supply of a commodity is in the hands of a small number of producers and each one can influence prices and affect competitors
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Rating firms have become an anointed oligopoly (with margins to match) because they are embedded in regulations. 由于根植于法规，评价公司已发展成为钦点的寡头垄断（与利润相匹配）。
The goal is to break through the monopolization on gaming industry, and to build a new oligopoly operationalformat. 其目的在于打破博彩经营权的垄断专营制度，建立新的寡头垄断经营模式。
However, under oligopoly where, only a few firms exist, collusion will be easily sustained. 但是，在这种市场结构下，由于厂商数目少，特别容易达成合谋。
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