What does "totalisator" mean?

the computerised system which runs parimutuel betting, calculating payoff odds, displaying them, and producing tickets based on incoming bets.

Totalisator

Common synonyms include: pari mutuel machine, pari-mutuel machine, totaliser, totalizator, totalizer, tote board.

noun

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Noun

1
the computerised system which runs parimutuel betting, calculating payoff odds, displaying them, and producing tickets based on incoming bets. UK
"For example, I may in some places effect marriage by cohabiting, or I may bet with a totalisator machine by putting a coin in the slot."
2
computer that registers bets and divides the total amount bet among those who won wordnet

"For example, I may in some places effect marriage by cohabiting, or I may bet with a totalisator machine by putting a coin in the slot."

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