I pride myself on being a fairly accomplished blackjack player, one who relies on skill and strategy, and Mr. Cutting-edge machines like The Apprentice are designed to be played mostly at the one-cent and five-cent levels. The Big Bad Wolf Another hugely popular video slot is the Big Bad Wolf, inspired by the Three Little Pigs tale and the Quickspin version makes use of excellent graphics to depict some truly comical characters. Inside MGM-Mirage's Beau Rivage casino, on the now ravaged Biloxi shoreline, I had a nasty encounter with the ultimate low-hit-frequency machine, one with an elusive, life-changing score: Megabucks, made by the industry giant International Game Technology, of Reno, Nevada. But most casinos set their machines in the low-to-mid 90s. In other words, you can play a boring machine with the slim chance of getting rich, or have some fun with almost no chance of wealth.
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