What Is a ‘Tote Bet’ in Horse Racing?

Is Tote Betting Right for Me?

As betting on the tote isn’t a form of ‘fixed-odds’ betting, there’s a chance that you will win more money than you would in a standard bet, but you can also win less depending on who the others have placed their wager on.

It can also be confusing to newcomers as the nature of the system makes it hard to determine what the true odds of a horse are so it’s harder for non-experts to identify where the value is.