Tote Bookmakers { £25 Free Bet }

Visitors to any of the UK's horse racing venues will be familiar with the Tote brand. The Tote have been offering betting services at all 59 UK race courses since 1929. The Tote is no longer confined to the race course, they also run 540 betting shops in the UK and have one of the best internet bookmakers online.

The 'Tote' as it is affectionately known by punters operates slightly differently than a traditional bookmakers. The Tote offers betting pools and traditional fixed odds style betting. The Tote company was set up by Act of Parliament in 1928 with the intension of re-investing profits back into horse breeding and the sport of racing in general.

At least when you bet with the Tote you know that any losing bets you stake are going into the continued development of horse racing in the UK and not the pocket of a fat cat bookie! So what are the major differences between betting with Tote or betting with a traditional bookmakers? Quite simply the tote is a big pool of cash from all the bets taken on a specific race, the winners are then paid out from this pool of cash. You can sometimes get much higher payout's from Tote pools than you'd get from a traditional bookmakers.

The Tote also offers a number of specialty bets which tend to have big jackpots if you land them. 'Totetrifecta' is where you try to predict the 1st, 2nd and 3rd horse in a race in the correct order. The 'Toteplacepot' is a popular daily bet with punters, just pick a horse to be placed in each of the daily six toteplacepot races and you'll win very big!

At one time you could only get a Tote bet on at a race course, now with the magic of the internet you can place your tote bets online with totesport. The registration process is designed with security and simplicity in mind, joining totesport online shouldn't take you more than a few minutes - once you've join you can bet on a whole host of sporting events, not just horse racing.

As a new customer to Totesport you can claim a £25 free bet. This is subject to terms and conditions, most importantly you must place a bet on the day you join Totesport to qualify for the free bet offer. Overall Totesport is a unique service and one I can wholehearted recommend.