Expansion and Change -- Nevada-based I-gaming software provider World Bingo League Co. Inc. says it has broadened its goals to include the development of other Internet games, including poker, sports betting, betting exchanges, pari-mutuel wagering and casino games, rather than exclusively focusing on bingo games development. The company has also changed its name to World Entertainment Corp. to reflect its expanded interests.
Health Concerns -- U.K.-based charity organization the Mental Health Foundation has created new online resources for people who may be experiencing problems with gambling. The charity is concerned that the exciting buzz surrounding gambling--in advertisements, on TV, in news stories about floating companies and, of course, for play on the Internet--could create many dangers for some individuals' heath.
Data Rights -- A British appeals court today initiated a two-day hearing into the judgment rendered by the European Court of Justice in November over the horse racing data rights case. The ECJ ruling favored bookmaker William Hill in its argument that it did not have to pay the British Horseracing Board to use horseracing data and information on its Web site.