<s>
A	O
tote	B-Device
board	I-Device
(	O
or	O
totalisator/totalizator	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
numeric	O
or	O
alphanumeric	O
display	O
used	O
to	O
convey	O
information	O
,	O
typically	O
at	O
a	O
race	O
track	O
(	O
to	O
display	O
the	O
odds	O
or	O
payoffs	O
for	O
each	O
horse	O
)	O
or	O
at	O
a	O
telethon	O
(	O
to	O
display	O
the	O
total	O
amount	O
donated	O
to	O
the	O
charitable	O
organization	O
sponsoring	O
the	O
event	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
term	O
"	O
tote	B-Device
board	I-Device
"	O
comes	O
from	O
the	O
colloquialism	O
for	O
"	O
totalizator	B-Device
"	O
(	O
or	O
"	O
totalisator	B-Device
"	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
name	O
for	O
the	O
automated	O
system	O
which	O
runs	O
parimutuel	O
betting	O
,	O
calculating	O
payoff	O
odds	O
,	O
displaying	O
them	O
,	O
and	O
producing	O
tickets	O
based	O
on	O
incoming	O
bets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Parimutuel	O
systems	O
had	O
used	O
totalisator	B-Device
boards	O
since	O
the	O
1860s	O
and	O
they	O
were	O
often	O
housed	O
in	O
substantial	O
buildings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
all-mechanical	O
totalisator	B-Device
was	O
invented	O
by	O
George	O
Julius	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
His	O
father	O
,	O
Churchill	O
Julius	O
,	O
an	O
Anglican	O
Bishop	O
,	O
had	O
campaigned	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
early	O
years	O
of	O
the	O
twentieth	O
century	O
,	O
against	O
the	O
iniquities	O
of	O
gambling	O
using	O
totalisators	B-Device
and	O
its	O
damage	O
to	O
New	O
Zealand	O
society	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
That	O
attitude	O
had	O
changed	O
by	O
late	O
1907	O
when	O
he	O
argued	O
that	O
the	O
totalisator	B-Device
removed	O
much	O
of	O
the	O
evil	O
of	O
gambling	O
with	O
bookmakers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
George	O
Julius	O
founded	O
Automatic	B-Device
Totalisators	I-Device
Limited	O
(	O
ATL	O
)	O
in	O
1917	O
,	O
which	O
supplied	O
the	O
"	O
Premier	O
Totalisator	B-Device
:	O
now	O
including	O
electrical	O
components	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
totalisators	B-Device
installed	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
were	O
at	O
Hialeah	O
Park	O
,	O
Florida	O
,	O
in	O
1932	O
(	O
by	O
ATL	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
at	O
Arlington	O
Park	O
racecourse	O
,	O
Chicago	O
,	O
in	O
1933	O
by	O
American	O
Totalisator	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
entirely	O
electronic	O
totalisator	B-Device
was	O
developed	O
in	O
1966	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Totalisators	B-Device
have	O
been	O
superseded	O
by	O
general	O
purpose	O
computers	O
running	O
specialised	O
wagering	O
software	O
such	O
as	O
Autotote	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
many	O
cases	O
beyond	O
older	O
systems	O
,	O
telethon	O
tote	B-Device
boards	I-Device
have	O
either	O
been	O
replaced	O
by	O
LCD	B-Device
displays	I-Device
showing	O
totals	O
,	O
or	O
scoreboards	O
adapted	O
to	O
display	O
dollar	O
amounts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
automatic	B-Device
totalisator	I-Device
is	O
a	O
device	O
to	O
add	O
up	O
the	O
bets	O
in	O
a	O
pari-mutuel	O
betting	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
