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Seattle Post-Intelligencer
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During the 1990s, Peter Adkison built Wizards of the Coast into a multimillion-dollar gaming franchise with the massive hit "Magic: The Gathering." The Renton trading-card company was sold to Hasbro in 1999 for $325 million, with Adkison and his team earning an additional $175 million or so after the deal closed.
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During the 1990s, Peter Adkison built Wizards of the Coast into a multimillion-dollar gaming franchise with the massive hit "Magic: The Gathering." The Renton trading-card company was sold to Hasbro in 1999 for $325 million, with Adkison and his team earning an additional $175 million or so after the deal closed.