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IMPROVE AUSTRALIAN" "TOTE" From Australia comes news of further improvement in the totalisator machines at the race courses "down under." The new model is called the Victorian "tote." It displays the odds on a horse with every wager. Instead of the totals of tickets sold appearing, columns move up and down against a scale of one to a hundred. If the column rises to "eight," the price is 7 to 1 as the stake is included. The fluctuation in price is small, and early in the betting the starting price is shown. The board is in full view of the bookmakers, who can use the information displayed to adjust their prices; The "tote" is a popular method of wagering with the Australian turf public, and will be more so, now that they can so quickly determine the odds they will receive, and compare them with the bookmakers prices.
