— Betting tips on who will win this year’s NHL —

This is an intriguing point of the 2013-2014 NHL season, with approximately three months left in the regular season, and the teams most likely to fight for the Stanley Cup in the playoffs asserting themselves in their divisions. Pittsburgh is the team that has been the most assertive of all, taking a sixteen-point lead at the top of their division (the Metropolitan), but Boston, Chicago and Anaheim have also been producing well, so which of these contenders should the canny ice hockey betting participant pick?

It is actually very hard to say, although Pittsburgh’s brilliance is also matched by the fact that they are the bookies favourites at 6/1 odds-on, a combination which is set to appeal to a lot of NHL bettors. Perhaps the other likeliest pick is the Blackhawks, as they won the Western Conference and Stanley Cup last season, have held on to the core of the side that achieved those feats, and have demonstrated winning form again thus far, in 2013-’14. Although these two may just edge it in gambling terms, you can’t rule out Boston or Anaheim, making it understandable that some fans find it easier to just play ice hockey themed games at a casino.

Admittedly there still aren’t that many of them, compared with other top American sports, so Break Away is the game most of them gravitate towards. It’s a slot machine at www.gamingclub.com/mobile-casino with five reels and some of the coolest graphics you will find anywhere which, coupled with the sound effects, makes for a surprisingly intense experience. You really do feel all the blood and thunder of an NHL match when playing this, while also having the chance to compete for a $500 jackpot. Like most other similar slot games, Break Away is also very inexpensive to bet on, with a minimum of around $0.01 a line, so anyone can devote an evening to it.