The disappointment felt by Tottenham at the end of last season will have been sharp, as they fell just short of the Champions League Promised Land for the second successive season.

Anything less than qualification next season will likely spell the end for Andre Villas Boas, as he was appointed with the express remit of getting them there – so with people starting to put down their pre-season bets, are Tottenham considered contenders by the bookies, and does this make them worth gambling on?

Well unsurprisingly the bookies do consider Spurs to be one of the sides in serious contention for a top four place – and the best odds you will get on them just now are 7/4. Things could change based on transfer activity however, and the canny punter will surely be waiting to see if Spurs manage to hang onto star player Gareth Bale before deciding whether they are worth a bet for the Champions League – as they are considerably less formidable without him.

The more optimistic might fancy an outsider bet on Spurs for the league at 33/1, but the most sensible option is probably to watch the Bale situation and play a football slots game just now instead.

You can choose from many such games these days, with one of the popular ones being the slot Game On, which has the oddball premise of animals playing each other at football, as well as reel icons of football boots, World Cups and referees whistles.

Like many of the best sporting themed slots games, Game On also has a very impressive jackpot – in this case of $10,000 – and provides an easy and fun way of combining a passion for football with an introduction to online casino gambling. Another plus point of this for football fans nowadays is that you don’t just have to play them at home – as mobile casino apps have enabled them to be played anywhere on a phone; perfect for passing the half time interval at a Premier League match.