Ten-pin bowling which govern the sport and have predominant influence over its rules. These two central bodies are based in the United Kingdom and the United States, but their influence and ascendant ruling are highly respected globally and are projected worldwide. Additionally, there is the World Tenpin Bowling Association (WTBA), a part of the WB organization, which governs the sport of tenpin bowling throughout the world of which is divided in three zones; the American Zone, Asian Zone and European Zone. In England, ten-pin bowling is sanctioned and governed by the BTBA (British Tenpin Bowling Association). The BTBA is devoted to the
Ten-pin bowling many fictional works. One of the most notable recent examples is "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" by J. K. Rowling. Although it and its sequels establish that the magical characters featured know nothing about the non-magical (i.e., "real") world, "Philosopher's Stone" reveals that one major character, Professor Albus Dumbledore is a fan of ten-pin bowling. Since the electronic gaming industry began, ten-pin bowling has been seen in many formats on many big name gaming machines. Mattel's Intellivision game line introduced "PBA Bowling", the first fully electronic bowling game, in 1980. JAMDAT Mobile (now known as EA Mobile), made the