Ownership Submission
FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  SUGERMAN JOSEPH HARRY
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
09/22/2009		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
MGM MIRAGE [MGM]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
3600 LAS VEGAS BLVD., S.		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

LAS VEGAS, NV 89109		 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock $.01 Par Value ND 10,000
I
Joseph Sugerman MD Inc Defined Benefit Plan dated 4/1/81
Common Stock $.01 Par Value ND 1,000
I
Joseph Sugerman Trust

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Call Option (Right to Buy)   (1) 01/16/2010 Common Stock $.01 Par Value ND 2,000 (1) $ 40 I Joseph H. Sugerman Living Trust
Stock Appreciation Rights 09/22/2010(2) 09/22/2016 Common Stock $.01 Par Value ND 20,000 $ 13.51 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
SUGERMAN JOSEPH HARRY
3600 LAS VEGAS BLVD., S.
LAS VEGAS, NV 89109		   X      

Signatures

Troy McHenry, Attorney-In-Fact 09/24/2009
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Represented by 20 call option contracts with each call option contract giving the holder the right, but not the obligation, to buy a specified amount of shares of common stock at an exercise price of $40 on or before January 16, 2010. The 20 call option contracts expire on January 16, 2010.
(2) Stock Appreciation Rights (SARs) granted under MGM MIRAGE Amended and Restated 2005 Omnibus Incentive Plan. The SARs will vest in four equal annual installments beginning on September 22, 2010.

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