Totesport
At the grandfather of all bookmakers Totesport. What is Totesport? Over 74 million bets are placed through The tote each year you can bet on any sport but the tote is the only bookmaker that offers a pool on horse racing with over 450 shops and a presence on all the major race courses in the UK.(Latest News Totesport has just been sold to Fred Done of Betfred making this one of the biggest bookmakers in the business.)
Established by Act of Parliament in 1928 and is has become the fourth largest bookmaker in the UK. The first major race meetings with tote betting were the flat race meetings at Newmarket (July Course) and Carlisle on 2nd July 1929.
The Betting Levy Act 1961 forced significant changes on the racing and bookmaking industries.
A horserace betting levy on bookmakers meant that the tote was no longer the only source of betting revenue for racing.
The spending powers of the tote were transferred to the Levy Board. Most importantly bookmakers were permitted to open betting shops. However, the tote was restricted to opening shops offering bets on horseracing at tote odds. These restrictions were lifted in 1972, from then on the tote could operate as a bookmaker as well as offering pool betting on horses.
Totepool: a better way to bet!
The totejackpot is very simple. Just pick the winner of the first six races at the day's Jackpot meeting and you’ll win your share of the pool. It's your chance to win big for a small stake!
The toteplacepot is available at all UK and Irish meetings. You just need to pick a placed horse in the first 6 races at your selected meeting.
Casino Poker and More
If the Tote was just about horse racing and betting then it would still be very impressive however like the rest of the world the tote never stands still it's always looking to improve and it's online casino is just one of the major improvements that have been made to this impressive company.
Totesport casino offer a fantastic range of exciting online casino games including blackjack, roulette and slots - with jackpots often exceeding £1 million!
You can play all online casino games from your existing totesport account, either from the totesportcasino.com homepage in your web browser, or by downloading the casino software to your desktop. Either option allows you to practice all the games for fun before playing for real and the chance to win big!
Getting Started
Totesport casino offer 100% Welcome Bonus for all new players plus a fantastic range of exciting casino games including blackjack, roulette and slots - with jackpots often exceeding £1 million!
To play Totesports casino games you simply need to deposit from your credit/debit card or transfer funds from your Sportsbook balance.
Top 10 Games, Roulette, Blackjack, Gladiator, Jacks or Better (4-Line), Gold Rally (P), Iron Man, Caribbean Stud Poker (P), Beach Life (P), Incredible Hulk
Pink Panther
New Games - Frankie Dettori's Magic Seven, Pink Panther, Incredible Hulk, Iron Man, X-Men, Blade,
Download Casino only, Rocky , Fantastic Four , Daredevil, Elektra
Some Games to Try? - Mini Roulette, Pai Gow Poker, Stravaganza (P), Queen of the Pyramids (P), Casino Hold 'Em, Mega Jacks (P), Blackjack, Surrender, MegaBall (P), Jacks or Better (50-line),
Tote Direct
Tote Direct was set up in 1992 to channel tote bets from high street betting shops into tote pools.
Now tote betting terminals are in more than 4500 shops across the UK, including all totesport, Ladbrokes and Coral shops.
New customers - Stake up to €/£10 on an event of your choice and Totesport will credit your account with a free bet to the same stake as your first bet.
The tote internet betting operation, totebetXpress, was launched in 2002.