• (n.) A machine for registering and indicating the number and nature of bets made on horse races, as in Australia and South Africa. Called also totalizer. Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/totalizator/
(from the article `pari-mutuel`) An important innovation in pari-mutuel betting came in the 1920s with the development of the totalizator, a mechanical device for issuing and ... Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/t/65
To'tal·i·za`tor noun [ From Totalize : confer French totalisateur .] A machine for registering and indicating the number and nature of bets made on horse races, as in Australia and South Africa. Called also totalizer . Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/T/74