The Racehorse Betting Control Board was created by the Racecourse Betting Act 1928, as a statutory corporation. History A branch of the Tote in Bramley, Leeds. Under the ownership of the UK Tote Group, the Tote aims to develop a more competitive product to compete in the UK betting market. The Tote has retail outlets on 58 of the UK's 59 racecourses, as well as an online division. It was sold to UK Tote Group - a consortium of over 150 individual investors involved in the sport as racehorse owners and breeders - in October 2019 for £115m.
The Tote was established and owned by the UK Government until July 2011 when it was sold to Betfred for £265m. Business operations are led from its headquarters in Wigan. Its product offering also includes sports betting and online casino. It is one of the world’s largest pool betting operators. The Tote is a British gambling company founded in 1928.
Pool betting, sports betting, online casino