Tote board

A tote board is a large, 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).

Related Topics:
Race track - Telethon

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The first tote boards were manufactured for the horse racing industry by the American Totalizator Company, and tote board is probably a colloquialism for totalizator.

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See also: Seven segment display, Fourteen segment display, Sixteen segment display, Dot matrix

Related Topics:
Seven segment display - Fourteen segment display - Sixteen segment display - Dot matrix

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