Around that time, the racing association's tracks switched from an electromechanical wagering system, which had to be updated manually, to an electronic one called a Totalizator ( the current system is provided by Autotote, in New York City ).
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After losing his seat in the House of Assembly, possibly due to his longstanding fight against the totalizator ( he succeeded in having it outlawed for three years ), Gilbert twice contested the Central seat in the Legislative Council, but was unsuccessful.
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The term " tote board " comes from the colloquialism for " totalizator " ( or " totalisator " ), the name for the automated system which runs parimutuel betting, calculating payoff odds, displaying them, and producing tickets based on incoming bets.
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The Strauss patents 2, 179, 698 issued 11 / 14 / 39 and 2, 182, 875, issued 12 / 12 / 39 were a platform to build AmTote's growth as the once dominate provider of totalizator solutions in North America.
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In 1883 Parliament passed the Totalizator Repeal Act, which had the immediate effect of making South Australian race-courses much less profitable, and the Club, whose finances were in a precarious state, was forced to relinquish the Morphettville racecourse to the Queensland Mortgage Company.
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Total is also the origin of totalizator, the long name for the tote board you see out at the track, where blood will ( or won't ) tell . ( The 18th century shortened total to tot and the verb to tot up, but these variants never caught on in US English.
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When the starter is satisfied that all horses are in place and ready to start the race, he presses a button, cutting the electric current, simultaneously opening the front stall doors, ringing a loud bell, and sending a signal to the totalizator system that the race is begun and no more bets should be accepted.
