Abstract
The article examines the monopolistic structure and other advantages that the four major professional sports leagues in the United States have enjoyed for decades as compared to similar circumstances surrounding the success of Microsoft Corporation. The authors examine the tightly related financial nexus of industry and government using the business models of professional sport franchises and the Microsoft Corporation. Antitrust legislation, collusive arrangements, and franchises are researched as they related to professional sports and public financing. The theoretical construct will become the foundation of future empirical studies concerning monopolistic industry practices. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]