the informal short name for the Horserace Totalisator Board, a British government organization, established in 1929, which operates a system of betting on all British racecourses and owns a chain of more than 100 betting shops. Its profits are put back into the sport of horse racing. There are plans to turn the Tote into a private company.
TOTE
Meaning of TOTE in English
Oxford guide to British and American culture English vocabulary. Руководство по британской и американской культуре, Оксфордский английский словарь. 2005