Betting on the Net

Live betting shows from bookmakers and the Tote on the same screen are to be available on the Internet, it was announced yesterday.

Peter Dow, the Tote's marketing director, said: "For the first time outside of a Tote bookmaking shop, people can compare Tote and SP prices in real time. They can compare two types of price and decide which they want before the off.

"Variations between Tote and SP prices are an accepted norm, but anyone with a UK betting account and an Internet connection can actually bet live from anywhere in the world using this enhancement to the British Racing Centre service."