Tote Ireland Limited is a wholly owned subsidiary of Horse Racing Ireland, with responsibility for the operation of a Totalisator on the 26 racecourses in Ireland. Tote Ireland is at the heart of Irish Horseracing, providing a wide variety of betting options for all race goers. including:
Horse Racing Betting
Greyhound Betting
Football Betting
All profits made by Tote Ireland are used for the improvement of Irish Horseracing.
Tote betting works like this: all the stakes on a race are pooled; a deduction is made to cover costs and our contribution to racing. The remainder of the pool is divided by the number of winning units to give a dividend which is inclusive of a €1 stake.
In other words, Tote Ireland customers bet into a common pool, betting against one another, whereas in bookmaking, they bet against the bookmaker. The Tote odds may fluctuate according to the pattern of betting and the amount of money staked on each horse. Betting ceases at the "off" of each race.
In 1929 the Totalisator Act was passed for mechanical pool betting in Ireland with the Totalisator borrowing 20,000IR punts from sponsored races. It's first meeting in Fairyhouse on the 21st of April 1930, offered win and place betting from 35 windows and had a Tote turnover of 5,035IR punts. By the end of 1930, with it's best meetings at Punchestown, The Curragh, Galway and Tramore, the Tote had sold a million tickets at 87 race meeting amassing 100,000IR punts.
In 1932 Tote Account was established, accepting bets by telegram. Also that year the Tote attracted investors to the company and seven years later in 1939 slot machines were introduced, operating a single machine for each horse. By their end in 1965 they had sold 60 million tickets.
5 games of MLB are set at Tote Ireland over the next stretch. Bookmark these: Boston Red Sox vs. Toronto Blue Jays on Mon Aug 10 at 11:07 PM UTC, New York Mets vs. Atlanta Braves on Mon Aug 10 at 11:15 PM UTC, Baltimore Orioles vs. Minnesota Twins on Mon Aug 10 at 11:40 PM UTC, Philadelphia Phillies vs. St. Louis Cardinals on Mon Aug 10 at 11:45 PM UTC, and Texas Rangers vs. Los Angeles Angels on Tue Aug 11 at 1:38 AM UTC. MLB odds at Tote Ireland land closer to game time, with hourly updates.
Big week of WNBA at Tote Ireland — 5 games on the board. Bookmark these: Toronto Tempo vs. Atlanta Dream on Tue Aug 11 at 12:00 AM UTC, Chicago Sky vs. Seattle Storm on Tue Aug 11 at 2:00 AM UTC, New York Liberty vs. Indiana Fever on Tue Aug 11 at 11:30 PM UTC, Phoenix Mercury vs. Los Angeles Sparks on Wed Aug 12 at 2:00 AM UTC, and Washington Mystics vs. Las Vegas Aces on Wed Aug 12 at 2:00 AM UTC. Stay tuned — WNBA odds at Tote Ireland post closer to start and refresh hourly.
Heading to Tote Ireland for Boxing? 5 games are queued up. Bookmark these: Sitthichai, Sothita vs. Woodbridge, Lekaysha on Wed Aug 12 at 12:00 AM UTC, Dalielibieke, Mielifeier vs. Bowen, Jack on Wed Aug 12 at 3:45 AM UTC, Peart, Jemma vs. Parr, Jasmine on Wed Aug 12 at 4:20 AM UTC, Savage, Deandre vs. Samson Junior, Teremoana on Wed Aug 12 at 11:00 AM UTC, and Ortiz, Alejandro vs. Zerafa, Michael on Wed Aug 12 at 11:00 AM UTC. Watch for Boxing prices to drop at Tote Ireland as the games get closer.
Big week of MMA at Tote Ireland — 5 games on the board. Highlights include Akimoto, Kyoma vs. Erbst, Kleber Koike on Tue Aug 11 at 4:00 AM UTC, Narita, Noeru vs. Oyama, Kate on Tue Aug 11 at 4:00 AM UTC, Mix, Patchy vs. Sato, Shoko on Tue Aug 11 at 4:00 AM UTC, Temirov, Azizbek vs. Goto, Joji on Tue Aug 11 at 4:00 AM UTC, and Gadzhammatov, Alibek vs. Ito, Yuki on Tue Aug 11 at 4:00 AM UTC. Stay tuned — MMA odds at Tote Ireland post closer to start and refresh hourly.
5 games of Soccer are set at Tote Ireland over the next stretch. Don't miss FC Kharkiv vs. FC Polissya Zhytomyr on Mon Aug 10 at 12:30 PM UTC, PFC Terdu vs. Lochin on Mon Aug 10 at 12:30 PM UTC, Chingale De TeTe vs. Ferroviario de Lichinga on Mon Aug 10 at 12:45 PM UTC, Ferroviario de Nacala vs. CD Maxaquene on Mon Aug 10 at 12:45 PM UTC, and FK Aral Samali vs. Respublika Football Academy on Mon Aug 10 at 1:00 PM UTC. Soccer odds at Tote Ireland land closer to game time, with hourly updates.
Plenty of Tennis on tap at Tote Ireland, including 5 games worth watching. Bookmark these: Van de Peer, Vicky vs. Sprengers, Fleur on Mon Aug 10 at 11:35 AM UTC, Veljacic, Zejda vs. Tkalenko, Maria on Mon Aug 10 at 11:40 AM UTC, Binda, Alexander vs. Sultanov, Khumoyun on Mon Aug 10 at 11:40 AM UTC, Koenders, Rein vs. Lootsma, Niels on Mon Aug 10 at 11:40 AM UTC, and Upton, Matthew vs. de Degabriele, Alex on Mon Aug 10 at 11:40 AM UTC. Stay tuned — Tennis odds at Tote Ireland post closer to start and refresh hourly.
Big week of Rugby at Tote Ireland — 5 games on the board. On the board are New Zealand vs. The Sharks on Tue Aug 11 at 5:00 PM UTC, Doncaster RLFC vs. Barrow Raiders on Wed Aug 12 at 6:30 PM UTC, North Harbour vs. Wellington on Thu Aug 13 at 7:10 AM UTC, Sydney Roosters vs. Penrith Panthers on Thu Aug 13 at 9:50 AM UTC, and Leigh Leopards vs. Leeds Rhinos on Thu Aug 13 at 7:00 PM UTC. Stay tuned — Rugby odds at Tote Ireland post closer to start and refresh hourly.
Tote Ireland is rolling out 5 games of Cricket over the next few days. Top of the list: Tallinn Strikers vs. Tallinn Stallions on Mon Aug 10 at 11:30 AM UTC, B1 vs. A4 on Mon Aug 10 at 12:00 PM UTC, Outer Delhi Warriors vs. Purani Delhi 6 on Mon Aug 10 at 1:30 PM UTC, Guwahati Royals vs. Dibrugarh Warriors on Mon Aug 10 at 1:30 PM UTC, and Tallinn Strikers vs. Tallinn Hippos on Mon Aug 10 at 1:30 PM UTC. Tote Ireland posts Cricket lines closer to kickoff; check back as games near.
Heading to Tote Ireland for Darts? 5 games are queued up. Top of the list: Huntley, Michael vs. Van Peer, Berry on Mon Aug 10 at 11:20 AM UTC, Branley, Ryan vs. Cressey, George on Mon Aug 10 at 11:35 AM UTC, Drayton, Jack vs. Zvonimir, Lesic on Mon Aug 10 at 11:55 AM UTC, Van Peer, Berry vs. Cressey, George on Mon Aug 10 at 12:10 PM UTC, and Huntley, Michael vs. Drayton, Jack on Mon Aug 10 at 12:30 PM UTC. Watch for Darts prices to drop at Tote Ireland as the games get closer.
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