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Pari-Mutuel

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Pari-Mutuel

 

(also totalizator or totalizer), in horse racing, a calculator that indicates the total bets made on a given horse and the grand total of bets. The term “pari-mutuel” may also refer to the office that receives bets and pays winnings on horses, and to the game of betting itself.

The Great Soviet Encyclopedia, 3rd Edition (1970-1979). © 2010 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
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(3) However, the following gaming activities are authorized by law and regulated by the state: pari-mutuel wagering (4) and licensed greyhound, horse tracks, and jai alai frontons, slot-machine gaming at certain licensed pari-mutuel locations in Miami-Dade and Broward counties, and cardrooms (5) at authorized pari-mutuel facilities.
With the likelihood of a plunge on Camelot, Orfevre could still go off a working man's price, but I'll be taking industry prices as I suspect the Japanese punters will be getting tora tota tora in to the pari-mutuel again.
Career: Trust Tax Accountant, Connecticut Bank & Trust, 1975-1980; Pari-Mutuel Clerk, Hartford Jai-Alai, 1978-1980; Controller, Hartford Civic Center, 1980-1992; Accounting Manager, Florida Marlins Baseball Club, 1992-1994; Accounting Manager, Florida Panthers Hockey Club, 1992; Pro Player Stadium, 1995-Present; Vice President since 2000
Once the ORC makes its decision, the Canadian Pari-Mutuel Agency, which licenses and supervises wagering at racetracks, will weigh-in, plus approvals will be needed from the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp.
Folding the racetrack and pari-mutuel wagering business under the real estate arm is aimed at creating access to capital needed for Magna Entertainment operations.
Back her on the Pari-Mutuel (French SP) as she could well go off at a working man's price.
The JRA is legally required to pay 10% of revenues from sales of pari-mutuel tickets and 50% of surplus funds to the government.
Remember, if you don't ask for a price the bet is automatically settled at pari-mutuel odds.
(21) Though there is no statistical data available regarding turn-out time in Florida, an investigator from the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR) Division of Pari-Mutuel Wagering, estimated that greyhounds are normally confined between 20 and 23 hours per day.
22 September 2016 - US-based development stage company Platinum Pari-Mutuel Holdings, Inc, (OTC: PPMH) has acquired Tennessee-based software provider TBX Group and its subsidiaries, the company said.
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