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When a horse listed at 12:1 odds won, but paid off at 4:1, Straus recognized the need for a more accurate and transparent system. He began developing his innovative machine, the totalisator, also known as the "tote board" using telephone relays [ 1 ] in 1928.
Tote Board at Hollywood Park, California A tote board (or totalisator / totalizator ) is a numeric or alphanumeric display used to convey information, typically at a race track (to display the odds or payoffs for each horse) or at a telethon (to display the total amount donated to the charitable organization sponsoring the event).
The Stallion is a single-engined high-winged monoplane, with wings based on those of the Lancair ES and a retractable tricycle landing gear from the Lancair IV.It has a steel-tube fuselage center section, with the remainder of the airframe of composite construction, and is designed to be powered by engines of 230–350 hp (172–261 kW).
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United Totalizator was founded in the 1950s by Lloyd and Jane Shelhamer. [1] [2] The Shelhamers owned Beaumont Race Track in Belgrade, Montana. [3]They could not find a totalizator company willing to service such a small facility, so they purchased obsolete wagering equipment to operate in-house, and soon branched out to service other racetracks in the region.
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Don’t panic, dearest gentle reader, but it appears that Bridgerton season 4 is officially in the works.. Netflix celebrated the holidays by gifting fans their first look at the upcoming season ...