UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): October 5, 2005

MGM MIRAGE

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

DELAWARE		0-16760		88-0215232
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		(Commission File Number)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

3600 Las Vegas Boulevard South, Las Vegas, Nevada (Address of Principal Executive Offices)		89109 (Zip Code)

(702) 693-7120
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

N/A

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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ITEM 8.01 OTHER EVENTS

     MGM MIRAGE (“Company”) has announced the death of one of its members of the Board of Directors. George J. Mason passed away at the age of 74 on Wednesday, October 5, 2005. Mr. Mason served on the Board of Directors of the Company since 2000 and served on the Executive Committee of the Board. Previously, he was a member of the Board of Directors for Mirage Resorts from 1973 to 2000.

SIGNATURE

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.