MIRAGE RESORTS INC
10-Q, 1995-11-13
MISCELLANEOUS AMUSEMENT & RECREATION
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                               UNITED STATES
                    SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                          Washington, D.C.  20549
                                 FORM 10-Q


     [X]  QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
               SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

     For the quarterly period ended September 30, 1995

                                    OR

     [ ]  TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
               SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
     For the transition period from ___________ to ___________

     Commission File No. 1-6697

                        Mirage Resorts, Incorporated             
     ________________________________________________________________
          (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

                  Nevada                           88-0058016
     _______________________________     ____________________________
     (State or other jurisdiction of     (I.R.S. Employer Identifica-
     incorporation or organization)      tion No.)

         3400 Las Vegas Boulevard South, Las Vegas, Nevada  89109
     ________________________________________________________________
            (Address of principal executive offices - Zip Code)

                              (702) 791-7111
     _________________________________________________________________
           (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)


     _________________________________________________________________
     (Former name, former address and  former fiscal year, if  changed
     since last report)

     Indicate by check mark whether the  Registrant (1) has filed  all
     reports required  to be  filed  by Section  13  or 15(d)  of  the
     Securities Exchange Act  of 1934 during  the preceding 12  months
     (or for such shorter period that  the Registrant was required  to
     file such  reports), and  (2) has  been  subject to  such  filing
     requirements for the past 90 days.

     YES   X     NO       
         _____       _____

     Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's
     classes  of  common  stock,  as of  the latest  practicable date.  
     Common Stock, $0.008 par value, 91,443,440 shares outstanding  as
     of October 31, 1995.

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          PART I.  FINANCIAL INFORMATION

          ITEM 1.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

          The unaudited condensed consolidated financial information as  of
          September 30, 1995 and for the three-month and nine-month periods
          ended September 30,  1995 and 1994  included in  this report  was
          reviewed by Arthur Andersen LLP, independent public  accountants,
          in accordance  with  the professional  standards  and  procedures
          established  for  such  reviews  by  the  American  Institute  of
          Certified Public Accountants.

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                   REVIEW REPORT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
                   _______________________________________________


          To the Directors and Stockholders
          of Mirage Resorts, Incorporated



          We have reviewed the accompanying condensed consolidated  balance
          sheet of  Mirage  Resorts,  Incorporated  and  subsidiaries  (the
          "Company") as of  September 30, 1995,  and the related  condensed
          consolidated statements of income  for the three-month and  nine-
          month periods ended September 30, 1995  and 1994 and the  related
          condensed consolidated  statements of  cash flows  for the  nine-
          month  periods  ended  September  30,  1995  and  1994.     These
          consolidated financial statements are  the responsibility of  the
          Company's management. 

          We conducted our review in accordance with standards  established
          by the American  Institute of  Certified Public  Accountants.   A
          review of interim financial  information consists principally  of
          applying analytical  procedures  to  financial  data  and  making
          inquiries of  persons responsible  for financial  and  accounting
          matters.   It  is  substantially less  in  scope  than  an  audit
          conducted  in   accordance  with   generally  accepted   auditing
          standards, the objective of which is the expression of an opinion
          regarding   the   financial   statements   taken   as   a  whole.   
          Accordingly, we do not express such an opinion.

          Based  on  our  review,  we  are   not  aware  of  any   material
          modifications that  should be  made to  the financial  statements
          referred to above  for them to  be in  conformity with  generally
          accepted accounting principles.

          We have previously audited, in accordance with generally accepted
          auditing standards,  the  consolidated balance  sheet  of  Mirage
          Resorts, Incorporated and subsidiaries  as of December 31,  1994,
          and the related consolidated statements of income,  stockholders'
          equity and  cash flows  for the  year then  ended (not  presented
          herein), and, in our  report dated February  8, 1995 (except  for
          Note 5, as to which the date is March 13, 1995), we expressed  an
          unqualified opinion on those consolidated  financial  statements.  
          In our opinion,  the information  set forth  in the  accompanying
          condensed  consolidated   balance   sheet  of   Mirage   Resorts,
          Incorporated and subsidiaries as of December 31, 1994, is  fairly
          stated, in all material respects, in relation to the consolidated
          balance sheet from which it has been derived.




                                          ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP



          Las Vegas, Nevada
          November 10, 1995



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<CAPTION>

          CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED                                        Mirage Resorts, Incorporated
          BALANCE SHEETS
          __________________________________________________________________________________________

                                                                 At September 30,     At December 31,
                                                                            1995                1994
          __________________________________________________________________________________________
          (In thousands)                                              (UNAUDITED)

          <S>                                                         <C>                 <C>
          ASSETS

          Current assets
            Cash and cash equivalents                                 $   34,980          $   47,142
            Receivables, net of allowance for doubtful
              accounts of $54,245 and $37,937                             71,158              60,192
            Inventories                                                   24,865              26,374
            Deferred income taxes                                         40,655              27,906
            Prepaid expenses and other                                    16,500              17,901
          __________________________________________________________________________________________ 
                 Total current assets                                    188,158             179,515
          Property and equipment, net of accumulated
            depreciation of $452,353 and $404,965                      1,376,518           1,374,992
          Other assets, net                                              136,511              86,932
          __________________________________________________________________________________________
                                                                      $1,701,187          $1,641,439
          ==========================================================================================

          LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

          Current liabilities
            Accounts payable                                          $   59,994          $   74,361
            Accrued expenses                                              80,129              73,744
            Current maturities of long-term debt                             108               3,986
          __________________________________________________________________________________________
                 Total current liabilities                               140,231             152,091
          Long-term debt, net of current maturities                      258,156             359,584
          Other liabilities, including deferred income taxes
            of $133,843 and $90,400                                      144,644              98,842
          __________________________________________________________________________________________
                 Total liabilities                                       543,031             610,517
          __________________________________________________________________________________________

          Commitments and contingencies

          Stockholders' equity
            Common stock:  91,385 and 90,996 shares outstanding              940                 940
            Additional paid-in capital and other                         705,488             699,116
            Retained earnings                                            605,696             487,007
            Treasury stock, at cost:  26,189 and 26,578 shares          (153,968)           (156,141)
          __________________________________________________________________________________________
                 Total stockholders' equity                            1,158,156           1,030,922
          __________________________________________________________________________________________
                                                                      $1,701,187          $1,641,439
          ==========================================================================================
</TABLE>
          SEE NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
                                                            
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

     CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED                                                      Mirage Resorts, Incorporated
     STATEMENTS OF INCOME (UNAUDITED)
     ________________________________________________________________________________________________________

                                                                 Three Months                Nine Months
                                                            _____________________     _______________________
     For the periods ended September 30                        1995         1994           1995         1994    
     ________________________________________________________________________________________________________
     (In thousands, except per share amounts)

     <S>                                                    <C>          <C>          <C>          <C>
     Gross revenues                                         $366,739     $365,769     $1,076,851   $1,030,802
     Less-promotional allowances                             (31,586)     (29,424)       (89,630)     (87,590)
     ________________________________________________________________________________________________________
                                                             335,153      336,345        987,221      943,212
     ________________________________________________________________________________________________________
     Costs and expenses
      Casino-hotel operations                                193,044      191,080        573,555      557,526
      General and administrative                              37,348       35,580        112,824      107,701
      Depreciation and amortization                           22,358       23,590         64,650       70,342
      Corporate expense                                        9,278       11,166         27,193       27,574
     ________________________________________________________________________________________________________
                                                             262,028      261,416        778,222      763,143
     ________________________________________________________________________________________________________
     Operating income                                         73,125       74,929        208,999      180,069
     ________________________________________________________________________________________________________
     Other income and (expenses)
      Interest and other income                                1,363        1,001          4,528        4,729
      Interest cost                                           (7,720)     (12,971)       (25,762)     (41,011)
      Interest capitalized                                     2,353        1,988          6,830        5,809
      Other, net                                                 965       (3,072)         1,205       (3,401)
     ________________________________________________________________________________________________________
                                                              (3,039)     (13,054)       (13,199)     (33,874)
     ________________________________________________________________________________________________________
     Income before income taxes and extra-
      ordinary item                                           70,086       61,875        195,800      146,195
      Provision for income taxes                             (24,891)     (22,370)       (70,326)     (53,180)
     ________________________________________________________________________________________________________
     Income before extraordinary item                         45,195       39,505        125,474       93,015
      Extraordinary item-loss on early retirements
        of debt, net of applicable income tax benefit              -       (2,773)        (6,785)      (7,337)
     ________________________________________________________________________________________________________
     Net income                                             $ 45,195     $ 36,732     $  118,689   $   85,678
     ========================================================================================================
     Income per share of common stock
      Income before extraordinary item                      $   0.47     $   0.42     $     1.31   $     0.98
      Extraordinary item-loss on early retirements
        of debt, net of applicable income tax benefit              -        (0.03)         (0.07)       (0.08)      
     ________________________________________________________________________________________________________
     Net income per share of common stock                   $   0.47     $   0.39     $     1.24   $     0.90
     ========================================================================================================
</TABLE>
     
     SEE NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

     CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED                                        Mirage Resorts, Incorporated
     STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)
     __________________________________________________________________________________________
     Nine months ended September 30                                          1995          1994
     __________________________________________________________________________________________
     (In thousands)
     <S>                                                                <C>           <C>
     Cash flows from operating activities                              
     Net income                                                         $ 118,689     $  85,678
     Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided
       by operating activities
         Provision for losses on receivables                               17,300        15,418
         Depreciation and amortization of property and equipment,
           including amounts reported as corporate expense                 67,599        73,061
         Amortization of debt discount and issuance costs                   9,755        10,196
         Other amortization                                                 3,233         3,443
         Loss on early retirements of debt                                 10,439        11,287
         Deferred income taxes                                             30,694        21,452
         Changes in assets and liabilities
           Net increase in receivables and other current assets           (25,356)      (15,563)
           Net decrease in trade accounts payable and accrued expenses     (7,259)      (12,730)
         Other, net                                                        (5,132)         (192)
     __________________________________________________________________________________________
                    Net cash provided by operating activities             219,962       192,050
     __________________________________________________________________________________________
     
     Cash flows from investing activities
       Capital expenditures                                               (95,178)      (58,203)
       Joint venture and other equity investments                         (19,884)      (22,660)
       Proceeds from sales of investments                                   8,249        17,913
       Other, net                                                          (9,283)       (2,080)
     __________________________________________________________________________________________
                    Net cash used for investing activities               (116,096)      (65,030)
     __________________________________________________________________________________________

     Cash flows from financing activities
       Borrowings under bank credit facilities                            154,000       153,000
       Repayments of borrowings under bank credit facilities             (119,000)     (145,000)
       Early retirements of public debt                                  (134,180)     (117,314)
       Other principal payments on debt                                   (22,279)      (30,486)
       Other, net                                                           5,431        (2,263)
     __________________________________________________________________________________________
                    Net cash used for financing activities               (116,028)     (142,063)
     __________________________________________________________________________________________

     Cash and cash equivalents
       Decrease for the period                                            (12,162)      (15,043)
       Balance, beginning of period                                        47,142        57,462 
     __________________________________________________________________________________________
       Balance, end of period                                           $  34,980     $  42,419
     ==========================================================================================

     Supplemental cash flow disclosures
       Cash paid during the period for
         Interest, net of amounts capitalized                           $  14,708     $  25,718
         Income taxes                                                      29,500        20,500
       Noncash investing activities
         Contribution of land in exchange for partnership interest         23,170             -
     __________________________________________________________________________________________
</TABLE>
     SEE NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

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          NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED      Mirage Resorts, Incorporated
          FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
          _________________________________________________________________

          Note 1 - Basis of Presentation

          Mirage Resorts,  Incorporated  (the  "Company"),  through  wholly
          owned Nevada subsidiaries,  owns and  operates some  of the  most
          successful  casino-based  entertainment  resorts  in  the  world.  
          These resorts include The Mirage and  Treasure Island on the  Las
          Vegas Strip,  the Golden  Nugget in  downtown Las  Vegas and  the
          Golden Nugget-Laughlin  in Laughlin,  Nevada.   The Company  also
          owns 120 acres formerly occupied by  the Dunes Hotel, Casino  and
          Country Club on the  Las Vegas Strip on  which it recently  began
          construction of  Bellagio, a  major new  3,000-guest room  luxury
          hotel, casino and resort facility.  Additionally, the Company  is
          a 50% partner in a joint venture which is currently  constructing
          Monte Carlo, a  3,024-guest room, mid-priced  resort on 46  acres
          adjacent to the Bellagio site.

          The  condensed  consolidated   financial  statements  have   been
          prepared in accordance with the accounting policies described  in
          the Company's 1994 Annual Report on Form 10-K and should be  read
          in  conjunction  with   the  Notes   to  Consolidated   Financial
          Statements  which  appear   in  that  report.     The   Condensed
          Consolidated Balance Sheet at December 31, 1994 was derived  from
          audited  financial   statements,  but   does  not   include   all
          disclosures required by generally accepted accounting principles.

          In the opinion of management, all adjustments, consisting only of
          normal recurring adjustments, necessary  for a fair  presentation
          of the results for the interim  periods have been included.   The
          interim results reflected in the condensed consolidated financial
          statements are not necessarily indicative of expected results for
          the full year.

          Certain amounts  in  the 1994  condensed  consolidated  financial
          statements have  been  reclassified  to  conform  with  the  1995
          presentation.   These  reclassifications  had no  effect  on  the
          Company's net income.

          Note 2 - Long-Term Debt

          EARLY RETIREMENT OF DEBT

          On  March  13,  1995,  the  Company  called  for  redemption  the
          remaining $125,991,000 outstanding principal amount of the 9 7/8%
          first mortgage notes  collateralized by The  Mirage and  Treasure
          Island.  The notes (originally scheduled to mature on October  1,
          2000) were  redeemed on  April 12,  1995  at the  initial  stated
          redemption  price  of  106.5%  of  the  principal  amount.    The
          redemption premium  and the  write-off  of the  unamortized  debt
          issue costs resulted  in an extraordinary  loss of $6.8  million,
          net of  applicable income  tax benefits  of  $3.6 million.    The
          redemption  was  funded  principally  by  borrowings  under   the
          Company's bank credit facility discussed below.

                                         -6-
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          NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED      Mirage Resorts, Incorporated
          FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
          _________________________________________________________________

          BANK CREDIT FACILITY AMENDMENT

          On April  6,  1995, the  Company's  $525 million  revolving  bank
          credit facility maturing in May 1999 was amended to increase  the
          total availability to $1 billion (as so amended, the "Facility").

          Borrowings under  the  Facility  bear  interest  at  a  specified
          premium over, at the  Company's  option,  the  prime  rate or the 
          one-, two-, three- or six-month  London  Interbank  Offered  Rate
          ("LIBOR").   The premium  is based  on the  Company's  Annualized
          Funded Debt Ratio (as defined) and the rating of its zero  coupon
          first mortgage notes.   The premium is  currently zero for  prime
          rate borrowings  and  75  basis  points  for  LIBOR   borrowings.  
          Alternatively,  the   Company   may   request   bids   from   the
          participating banks, which in the past has resulted in borrowings
          at less  than  these premiums.    The Company  incurs  an  annual
          commitment fee on the  unused portion of  the Facility, which  is
          also based on the Company's Annualized Funded Debt Ratio and  the
          rating of  its  first mortgage  notes.   The  commitment  fee  is
          currently 0.1625% per annum.
          
          The Company  and  its  significant  subsidiaries,  excluding  the
          subsidiary which owns and operates the Golden Nugget-Laughlin and
          certain other  subsidiaries  (the "Excluded  Subsidiaries"),  are
          directly  liable  for  or   have  guaranteed  the  repayment   of
          borrowings under the Facility.  Borrowings under the Facility are
          currently uncollateralized.  If the Company's Leverage Ratio  (as
          defined) were to  exceed 2.75  to 1.0, or  if the  rating of  its
          first mortgage notes were to  decline to below investment  grade,
          the banks would be granted a  first lien on the Company's  Golden
          Nugget, Bellagio  and Shadow  Creek  Golf Course  properties  and
          certain other assets,  including The Mirage  and Treasure  Island
          properties if  the  first  mortgage  notes  are  then  no  longer
          outstanding.   The  Company  has  agreed,  with  certain  limited
          exceptions, not to dispose of or further encumber such properties
          and assets without the approval of its bank group.

          The credit agreement  governing the  Facility contains  covenants
          requiring the  Company  and  its  subsidiaries  (other  than  the
          Excluded Subsidiaries) to maintain a specified tangible net worth
          and certain financial ratios.  The credit agreement also contains
          covenants that limit to various permitted amounts the ability  of
          the  Company  and  its  subsidiaries  (other  than  the  Excluded
          Subsidiaries) to,  among  other things,  incur  additional  debt,
          commit funds to  capital expenditures or  new business  ventures,
          make investments, merge  or sell assets  or pay  dividends on  or
          repurchase the Company's capital stock.

                                        -7-
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          ITEM 2.  MANAGEMENT'S  DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF  FINANCIAL
          CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

          COMPARISON OF OPERATING RESULTS FOR THE THREE-MONTH PERIODS ENDED
          SEPTEMBER 30, 1995 AND 1994

          RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

          FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                       % Increase
          Three months ended September 30                         1995         1994    (Decrease)
          _______________________________________________________________________________________
          (Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
          <S>                                                 <C>          <C>            <C>
          Gross revenues
            The Mirage                                        $200,630     $202,866        (1.1)%
            Treasure Island                                    100,270       94,075          6.6%
            Golden Nugget                                       50,584       53,275        (5.1)%
            Golden Nugget-Laughlin                              15,255       15,553        (1.9)%
          _______________________________________________________________________________________
                                                              $366,739     $365,769          0.3%
          _______________________________________________________________________________________
          Net revenues
            The Mirage                                        $183,165     $185,655        (1.3)%
            Treasure Island                                     92,780       88,191          5.2%
            Golden Nugget                                       45,444       48,428        (6.2)%
            Golden Nugget-Laughlin                              13,764       14,071        (2.2)%
          _______________________________________________________________________________________
                                                              $335,153     $336,345        (0.4)%
          _______________________________________________________________________________________
          Operating income
            The Mirage                                        $ 52,625     $ 55,016        (4.3)%
            Treasure Island                                     21,051       19,863          6.0%
            Golden Nugget                                        7,523       10,060       (25.2)%
            Golden Nugget-Laughlin                               1,204        1,156          4.2%
            Corporate expense                                   (9,278)     (11,166)      (16.9)%
          _______________________________________________________________________________________
                                                              $ 73,125     $ 74,929        (2.4)%
          _______________________________________________________________________________________
          Operating margin (OPERATING INCOME/NET REVENUES)
            The Mirage                                           28.7%        29.6%      (0.9)pts
            Treasure Island                                      22.7%        22.5%        0.2pts
            Golden Nugget                                        16.6%        20.8%      (4.2)pts
            Golden Nugget-Laughlin                                8.7%         8.2%        0.5pts
            Company-wide                                         21.8%        22.3%      (0.5)pts
          _______________________________________________________________________________________
          Income before extraordinary item                    $ 45,195     $ 39,505         14.4%
          Net income                                          $ 45,195     $ 36,732         23.0%
          _______________________________________________________________________________________
          Income per share before extraordinary item          $   0.47     $   0.42         11.9%
          Net income per share                                $   0.47     $   0.39         20.5%
          _______________________________________________________________________________________
          Company-wide table games win percentage                20.3%        22.1%      (1.8)pts
          Company-wide occupancy of standard guest rooms         98.8%        98.9%      (0.1)pts
          _______________________________________________________________________________________
</TABLE>
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          Results were good at all four of the Company's properties  during
          the  1995   third  quarter,   considering  difficult   prior-year
          comparisons and construction disruptions affecting operations  at
          both The Mirage and the Golden Nugget-Las Vegas.  Contributing to
          the  difficult   comparisons  was   an   above-historical-average
          Company-wide table games win percentage of 22.1% during the  1994
          period, versus  20.3% during  the 1995  third quarter.   For  the
          seven full quarters  since Treasure Island  opened, the  Company-
          wide table games win percentage has been 19.4%.

          The Company's improved balance sheet contributed significantly to
          the  increase  in  earnings.    Interest  cost,  net  of  amounts
          capitalized, declined  by  $5.6  million,  or  51.1%,  reflecting
          management's continuing efforts to  reduce the Company's  overall
          cost of capital.  The Company's total debt at September 30,  1995
          was $258.3 million-a reduction of  41.4% from September 30, 1994.

          Earnings during the  1995 third quarter  also benefited from  the
          Company's 50%  joint  venture interest  in  Casino Iguazu.    The
          facility, which is located near  Iguazu Falls, Argentina, one  of
          South America's leading  tourist attractions, opened  on July  6,
          1994.    The   "Other,  net"  caption   includes  the   Company's
          proportionate share of the earnings  of Casino Iguazu during  the
          1995 quarter,  versus a  $1.6 million  charge in  the  prior-year
          period principally  representing  a proportionate  share  of  the
          facility's preopening costs.

          The Mirage maintained  its record  of strong  performance in  the
          recent  quarter,  despite  a  decline  in  its  table  games  win
          percentage and the fact that there were 8% fewer available  room-
          nights in  the quarter  due to  a  major guest  room  enhancement
          program.   The program  involved refurbishing  and enhancing  all
          2,765 of the standard guest rooms and 61 of the 279 suites.   The
          enhancement program was completed on August 18 and has been  very
          well received by  the public.   For the month  of September,  The
          Mirage's average standard room rate rose by 13.2% over  September
          1994, despite some  room reservations honored  during the  period
          that  reflected  rates charged prior  to the enhancement program.  
          Occupancy of  available  standard  guest rooms  during  the  1995
          quarter was 99.7%, versus 99.6% in the prior-year period.

          Despite accommodating fewer hotel guests  and the decline in  the
          table games win percentage, The Mirage's total revenues were down
          by only 1.1%.   Table games  activity at The  Mirage was up  9.5%
          over the  1994  quarter.   The  decline  in  the  facility's  win
          percentage more than offset this improvement, resulting in a $1.7
          million reduction in  table games revenues.   Slot revenues  were
          $1.9 million lower than the prior-year quarter, which  management
          attributes principally to the reduction in available room-nights.

          The Mirage's gross non-casino revenues increased $1.3 million, or
          1.5%,  despite  the  reduction  in  available  room-nights,   due
          principally to additional performances by Siegfried & Roy.

          Treasure Island continued the  strong operating results  achieved
          over the past several quarters.  Its gross revenues rose by  6.6%
          and its operating income increased by 6.0%.  The improvement  was
          broad-based, with casino and gross non-casino revenues increasing
          by $2.0 million and $4.2 million, respectively. 

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          Total room revenues at Treasure Island  grew by $2.4 million,  or
          11.4%, attributable  to an  increase in  both occupancy  and  the
          average room rate.  Treasure  Island's standard guest rooms  were
          99.8% occupied during the 1995 third quarter, versus 99.0% in the
          prior-year period.    The ongoing  success  of the  popular  show
          "Mystere"  principally   accounted  for   the  balance   of   the
          improvement in gross non-casino revenues.

          As expected,  operating results  at the  Golden Nugget-Las  Vegas
          were affected throughout the  1995 third quarter by  construction
          of the Fremont Street Experience.  This exciting new $70  million
          attraction is being built by a public/private partnership between
          the City of Las Vegas and  the major downtown casino owners.   It
          converts Fremont Street  into a  pedestrian mall,  topped with  a
          100-foot by 1,500-foot special effects canopy.  Within the canopy
          are 2.1  million  computer-controlled, four-color  lights  and  a
          540,000-watt sound  system.    The  system  was  recently  tested
          successfully and  the project  is scheduled  to be  completed  in
          December of  this  year.   The  decline in  the  Golden  Nugget's
          operating income principally represents a $2.6 million, or 23.5%,
          reduction in table games revenues reflecting a reduction in  both
          activity and the win percentage.

          Operating results at the  Golden Nugget-Laughlin were  relatively
          flat, notwithstanding the December 1994 opening of 700 additional
          hotel rooms by a competitor.  Effective cost control measures and
          a decline in depreciation and amortization expense resulted in  a
          4.2% increase in operating income.

          OTHER FACTORS AFFECTING EARNINGS

          Corporate expense  declined  by $1.9  million,  or 16.9%.    This
          decline was principally due  to the Company's  shift in focus  to
          the  design  and  construction   of  new  projects  in   existing
          jurisdictions rather  than  efforts  to legalize  gaming  in  new
          jurisdictions.

          During  the  third  quarter  of 1994, the  Company retired  $63.5
          million  principal  amount  of the 9 7/8%  first  mortgage  notes
          associated with The  Mirage and Treasure  Island.  Although  such
          early retirement was financially beneficial for the Company,  the
          repurchase premiums  paid and  the write-off  of the  unamortized
          debt issuance costs  resulted in an  extraordinary charge  during
          the period.  There was no similar extraordinary charge during the
          1995 third quarter.

                                         -10-
<PAGE>
          COMPARISON OF OPERATING  RESULTS FOR THE NINE-MONTH PERIODS ENDED
          SEPTEMBER 30, 1995 AND 1994

          RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

          FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                           % Increase
          Nine months ended September 30                          1995            1994     (Decrease)
          ___________________________________________________________________________________________
          (Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)                                    
          <S>                                               <C>             <C>               <C>
          Gross revenues
            The Mirage                                      $  582,735      $  556,221           4.8%
            Treasure Island                                    295,195         271,691           8.7%
            Golden Nugget                                      150,697         152,937         (1.5)%
            Golden Nugget-Laughlin                              48,224          49,953         (3.5)%
          ___________________________________________________________________________________________
                                                            $1,076,851      $1,030,802           4.5%
          ___________________________________________________________________________________________
          Net revenues
            The Mirage                                      $  532,613      $  505,062           5.5%
            Treasure Island                                    274,201         253,636           8.1%
            Golden Nugget                                      136,752         139,192         (1.8)%
            Golden Nugget-Laughlin                              43,655          45,322         (3.7)%
          ___________________________________________________________________________________________
                                                            $  987,221      $  943,212           4.7%
          ___________________________________________________________________________________________
          Operating income
            The Mirage                                      $  140,619      $  125,276          12.2%
            Treasure Island                                     65,021          49,210          32.1%
            Golden Nugget                                       24,501          27,273        (10.2)%
            Golden Nugget-Laughlin                               6,051           5,884           2.8%
            Corporate expense                                  (27,193)        (27,574)        (1.4)%
          ___________________________________________________________________________________________
                                                            $  208,999      $  180,069          16.1%
          ___________________________________________________________________________________________
          Operating margin (OPERATING INCOME/NET REVENUES)
            The Mirage                                           26.4%           24.8%         1.6pts
            Treasure Island                                      23.7%           19.4%         4.3pts
            Golden Nugget                                        17.9%           19.6%       (1.7)pts
            Golden Nugget-Laughlin                               13.9%           13.0%         0.9pts
            Company-wide                                         21.2%           19.1%         2.1pts
          ___________________________________________________________________________________________
          Income before extraordinary item                  $  125,474      $   93,015          34.9%
          Net income                                        $  118,689      $   85,678          38.5%
          ___________________________________________________________________________________________
          Income per share before extraordinary item        $     1.31      $     0.98          33.7%
          Net income per share                              $     1.24      $     0.90          37.8%
          ___________________________________________________________________________________________
          Company-wide table games win percentage                20.2%           19.2%         1.0pts
          Company-wide occupancy of standard guest rooms         98.7%           98.7%         0.0pts
          ___________________________________________________________________________________________
</TABLE>
                                          -11-
<PAGE>
          The Company's  earnings per  share before  extraordinary item  of
          $1.31 for the 1995 nine-month period nearly equaled the $1.32 per
          share earned for the entire year of 1994. 

          Operating  results  during  the  1995  period  benefited  from  a
          somewhat  higher  than   historical  average   table  games   win
          percentage, 20.2% versus 19.2% in the 1994 nine months.  Company-
          wide table games activity  was also up  4.8% over the  prior-year
          period, despite  having approximately  4% fewer  available  total
          room-nights.
          
          The significant reduction in the Company's debt levels also had a
          major impact on the 1995 nine-month  period.  Interest cost,  net
          of  amounts  capitalized, fell  46.2% from the prior-year period.  
          The Company's long-debt at September 30,  1995 was at its  lowest
          level since early 1988.

          Operating results at  The Mirage  showed substantial  improvement
          over the  1994  period, despite  the  impact of  the  guest  room
          enhancement program.   This  improvement primarily  represents  a
          14.4% increase  in  table  games  revenues reflecting an increase 
          in both activity and the win percentage.  Slot revenues were also 
          up $1.5 million.

          The room enhancement program resulted in approximately 11%  fewer
          available  room-nights  at  The  Mirage during  the 1995  period.  
          Nevertheless, The Mirage's total non-casino revenues were down by
          only $1.2  million, or  less than  1%  from the  1994  nine-month
          period.   The  impact of  the  reduction in  room  inventory  was
          significantly offset by  a $4.1  million, or  12.4%, increase  in
          gross  entertainment  revenues.    This  improvement  principally
          reflects additional performances by Siegfried  & Roy, as well  as
          an increase in the show's average ticket price.

          Treasure Island  surpassed its  quarterly operating  results  for
          1994 (its first full year of operation) in all three quarters  of
          1995.  As a result, its gross revenues and operating income  grew
          by $23.5 million (8.7%) and $15.8 million (32.1%),  respectively,
          over the 1994 nine-month period.

          The  improvement   in  Treasure   Island's  revenues   represents
          increases of   $7.9 million,  or 7.0%,   in  casino revenues  and
          $15.6 million,  or 9.9%,  in  gross  non-casino  revenues.    The
          growth   in  Treasure  Island's  gross  non-casino   revenues  is
          primarily attributable to higher room and entertainment revenues.
          Room  revenues  grew by 13.3%, principally reflecting an increase 
          in the average room rate.   Entertainment revenues showed a 31.8% 
          improvement  over  the  1994  period, representing an increase in  
          both occupancy and  the average  ticket  price  for   Mystere  as  
          well  as   additional performances of the show during the 1995 
          period.

                                       -12-
<PAGE>
          The factors discussed previously with respect to the  three-month
          periods had a similar effect on  operations at the Company's  two
          Golden Nugget properties  when  comparing the nine-month periods.  
          At the Golden  Nugget-Las Vegas,  a $1.0  million improvement  in
          total  non-casino  revenues  partially  compensated  for  a  $3.2
          million decline in casino revenues.   The increase in  non-casino
          revenues  is  principally  due  to  an  entire  nine  months   of
          performances of the country/western  show "Country Fever,"  which
          opened in mid-June 1994.  Slot revenues were up $3.6 million,  or
          6.2%, over the prior-year period.  However, this improvement  was
          more than  offset  by  a $6.2  million  decline  in  table  games
          revenues caused  by a  reduction in  both  activity and  the  win
          percentage.

          The decline in revenues  at the Golden Nugget-Laughlin  primarily
          represents a $1.4 million, or 4.4%, decrease in slot revenues.  A
          reduction in promotional, payroll, advertising, depreciation  and
          amortization and various other costs and expenses resulted in  an
          improvement in  the operating  margin and  a slight  increase  in
          operating income.

          OTHER FACTORS AFFECTING EARNINGS

          The  factors  discussed  earlier  in  comparing  the  three-month
          periods had a similar effect on the amounts shown in the  "Other,
          net" caption when comparing the nine-month periods.

          As discussed  in  Note  2  of  Notes  to  Condensed  Consolidated
          Financial  Statements,  the   $6.8  million  extraordinary   loss
          incurred during the 1995 nine-month  period relates to the  April
          12 redemption of the remaining $126.0 million principal amount of
          the 9 7/8% first mortgage notes collateralized by The Mirage  and
          Treasure Island.

          During the 1994 nine-month period, the Company repurchased $118.7
          million  principal  amount  of the 9 7/8% notes.   In  connection
          with these  retirements  and  the write-off  of  the  unamortized
          financing costs associated with a previous bank credit  facility,
          the Company recorded an extraordinary charge of $7.3 million.

          CAPITAL RESOURCES AND LIQUIDITY

          FUNDS FROM OPERATIONS

          Principally  reflecting  the   substantial  improvement  in   the
          Company's net income, net  cash provided by operating  activities
          (as shown in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows)
          was $220.0  million  during the  1995  nine-month period.    This
          represents  a  $27.9  million,   or  14.5%,  increase  over   the
          corresponding 1994 period.

          CAPITAL SPENDING

          Capital expenditures during  the 1995  nine-month period  totaled
          $95.2 million.  Approximately $48 million of this amount  relates
          to the recently completed $52 million room enhancement program at
          The  Mirage.    Expenditures  associated  with  the  design   and
          development  of   Bellagio  and   maintenance  capital   spending
          accounted for most of the remaining balance.

                                      -13-
<PAGE>
          The Company recently began construction of Bellagio, a major  new
          3,000-room luxury  casino-based entertainment  resort.   The  new
          facility is  being constructed  on the  northern portion  of  the
          Dunes property at the corner of Flamingo Road and the Strip.  The
          resort is currently expected  to cost approximately $1.1  billion
          (excluding the cost of the land and capitalized interest) and  is
          scheduled to open in early 1998.

          Capital expenditures  of $58.2  million  during the  1994  period
          primarily reflect the completion of certain projects at  Treasure
          Island  and  amounts  expended  to  upgrade  the  Company's  slot
          machines.    The  balance  principally  consists  of  maintenance
          capital spending as  well as  amounts associated  with the  Dunes
          site.    Management   believes  in   maintaining  the   Company's
          facilities  in  first-class   condition.    Maintenance   capital
          spending for  its four  operating  properties is  anticipated  to
          approximate $30 million per year.

          In April 1995,  a joint  venture in which  the Company  is a  50%
          partner began construction of  Monte Carlo, a new  value-oriented
          hotel-casino resort on approximately 46  acres on the portion  of
          the Dunes property near Tropicana Avenue.  The French  Victorian-
          themed facility will offer 3,024 guest rooms and a  90,000-square
          foot casino.  The Company's partner in the venture, a  subsidiary
          of  Circus   Circus  Enterprises,   Inc.,  is   supervising   the
          construction and will manage the resort without fee.  Monte Carlo
          is currently scheduled to open in the summer of 1996.

          Based on the  current budget, the  total cost of  Monte Carlo  is
          anticipated to  be  approximately  $300  million.    This  amount
          excludes the estimated value  of the 44 acres  of land which  the
          Company contributed as equity to the venture.

          The joint venture has obtained a $200 million reducing  revolving
          credit facility  from  a group  of  commercial banks  to  fund  a
          substantial portion  of  the  construction  costs.    The  credit
          facility is collateralized  by a first  mortgage on all  existing
          and future  assets of  the venture  and  is non-recourse  to  the
          Company. Under the joint  venture agreement, the joint  venture's
          debt is  limited to  the lesser  of $210  million or  70% of  the
          project cost, inclusive of land.  The balance of the construction
          costs  is  being  provided  by  equity  contributions  from   the
          Company's partner and by equity contributions from the Company of
          up to $20 million  in cash, $5 million  of which the Company  has
          already contributed.

          On September 6,  1995, the Company  was selected by  the City  of
          Atlantic City, New Jersey  as the preferred  developer of a  178-
          acre site owned by the City in the Marina district.  The  Company
          is currently planning to  construct a luxury hotel-casino  resort
          on the site  at a  total cost of  between $500  million and  $750
          million.

          The  Company  is  working  with  the  City  on  a  memorandum  of
          understanding, which is expected to be followed within 12  months
          by a development agreement and commencement of construction.   It
          is anticipated that the project will  require 24 to 30 months  to
          construct.

                                        -14-
<PAGE>
          On July 24, 1995,  the Company entered into  an agreement with  a
          wholly owned subsidiary of Capital Gaming International, Inc.  to
          purchase the  stock  of the  subsidiary  which owns  a  riverboat
          casino  and  related  gaming license  in New  Orleans, Louisiana.  
          Under the terms of the agreement, the total purchase price is $55
          million plus the assumption of equipment financing of up to  $6.5
          million.  The casino has ceased operating and, on July 28,  1995,
          the subsidiary became  the debtor-in-possession in  a Chapter  11
          bankruptcy proceeding.

          Closing of  the purchase  is subject  to numerous  contingencies,
          including the receipt of requisite  licenses and other state  and
          local approvals, approval of  creditors and the bankruptcy  court
          and the acquisition of a site suitable to the Company at which to
          operate the riverboat.  Accordingly,  there is no assurance  that
          the purchase will be consummated.  The Capital Gaming  subsidiary
          has filed  a plan  of reorganization  with the  bankruptcy  court
          which incorporates consummation  of its  purchase agreement  with
          the Company.

          The Company  has also  filed an  application  with the  State  of
          Louisiana for the sole unassigned riverboat casino license.   The
          Company is negotiating agreements  to acquire sites in  Calcasieu
          Parish (Lake  Charles)  and  Bossier City,  Louisiana  where,  if
          successful in obtaining the  necessary casino licenses and  other
          required consents and approvals, it may develop regional vacation
          destination resorts.

          FINANCING AND LIQUIDITY

          During the 1995 nine-month period, the Company used existing cash
          balances  and  operating   cash  flow  to   further  reduce   its
          outstanding indebtedness.  This reduction principally consists of
          the redemption of the remaining $126.0 million principal   amount
          of  9 7/8%  first  mortgage   notes  and  the  repayment  of  the
          remaining $22.1  million principal  amount of  its floating  rate
          aircraft loan, offset in part by net borrowings of $35.0  million
          under its bank credit facility.

          During the 1994  period, the Company  expended $147.8 million  on
          the repayment of  debt.  These  repayments primarily reflect  the
          retirement of $118.7 million of the 9 7/8% notes ($7.3 million of
          which was funded in early October)  and the March 15 maturity  of
          the remaining $27.0 million of floating rate first mortgage notes
          also associated with The Mirage and Treasure Island.

          At September 30,  1995, cash and  cash equivalents totaled  $35.0
          million and other  current assets  exceeded current  liabilities,
          providing a total of $47.9 million  in working capital.   Amounts
          available under  the Company's  bank  credit facility  were  $945
          million.  Maturities of the  Company's debt are relatively  minor
          through 1997.   Management believes that  the Company's  existing
          cash  balances,  anticipated  operating  cash  flow  and  amounts
          available under its  bank credit facility  will be sufficient  to
          meet  its  future  debt  obligations  and  fund  construction  of
          Bellagio.    Depending  on  specifically  which  projects  become
          feasible and  are  undertaken  by the  Company  as  well  as  the
          ultimate  size  of  such  projects,  construction  of  envisioned
          facilities in Louisiana,  New Jersey or  other jurisdictions  may
          require additional financing.

                                      -15-
<PAGE>
       PART II.  OTHER INFORMATION

       ITEM 1.   LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

                 On August 23, 1995,  an amended complaint in  a purported
                 class action  lawsuit  was  filed  in the  United  States
                 District Court  for the  District of  New Jersey,  Camden
                 Division, against 80 defendants, including the Registrant
                 and other hotel-casino  operators.  The  complaint, filed
                 on behalf of  Thomas Hyland  and other  persons similarly
                 situated, alleges that the  defendants have engaged  in a
                 course of conduct  involving conspiracy among  casinos in
                 the United States to refuse to  deal to skilled blackjack
                 players who are capable of winning  money at the casinos'
                 blackjack  tables  in  violation   of  various  statutory
                 provisions, including  the Sherman  Act, the  Fair Credit
                 Reporting Act  and  state  antitrust and  consumer  fraud
                 laws.   The  complaint  also  asserts pendant  causes  of
                 action under the tort  and contract laws of  states where
                 it is alleged that refusal to deal  to skilled players is
                 illegal.   The complaint  seeks unspecified  compensatory
                 damages as  well as  punitive  damages, including  treble
                 damages  for   alleged  violations  of  the Sherman  Act.  
                 Management  believes   that   the   claims  against   the
                 Registrant are without  merit and  intends to  defend the
                 case vigorously.

                 On September 26, 1995,  a complaint in a  purported class
                 action lawsuit was  filed in  the United  States District
                 Court   for   the   District   of   Nevada   against   45
                 manufacturers, distributors and casino operators of video
                 poker  and  electronic   slot  machines,   including  the
                 Registrant.   The  complaint, filed  on  behalf of  Larry
                 Schreier and  other persons  similarly situated,  alleges
                 that  the  defendants  have   engaged  in  a   course  of
                 fraudulent and  misleading  conduct  intended  to  induce
                 persons to play video poker and  electronic slot machines
                 by collectively misrepresenting  how the  gaming machines
                 operate, as  well as  the  extent to  which  there is  an
                 opportunity to win.  The complaint  alleges violations of
                 the Racketeer Influenced  and Corrupt  Organizations Act,
                 as well as claims of common  law fraud, unjust enrichment
                 and negligent  misrepresentation,  and seeks  unspecified
                 compensatory and punitive damages.  The claims alleged in
                 the  complaint  are  substantially   identical  to  those
                 alleged in the  purported class action  lawsuit described
                 in Item 3 of Part I of the  Registrant's Annual Report on
                 Form 10-K  for the  fiscal year ended December  31, 1994. 
                 Management  believes   that   the   claims  against   the
                 Registrant are without  merit and  intends to  defend the
                 case vigorously.

                                        -16-
<PAGE>
       Item 6.   Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

       (a) Exhibits.
       
           10.1  Amendment No. 2 to Reducing Revolving Loan Agreement (the
                 "MRI Loan Agreement"), dated as of August 30, 1995, among
                 the Registrant, THE MIRAGE  CASINO-HOTEL, Treasure Island
                 Corp., Bellagio, MH, INC.,  GNLV, CORP., each  bank party
                 thereto, Bank  of  America  National  Trust  and  Savings
                 Association, Bankers Trust Company,  The Long-Term Credit
                 Bank  of  Japan,   Ltd.,  Los  Angeles   Agency,  Societe
                 Generale, Credit Lyonnais  Los Angeles Branch  and Credit
                 Lyonnais Cayman Island Branch, as Co-Agents,  and Bank of
                 America  National  Trust  and   Savings  Association,  as
                 Administrative Co-Agent (without Exhibits).

           10.2  Amendment No. 3  to the MRI  Loan Agreement, dated  as of
                 August 30, 1995 (without Exhibits).

           10.3  Amendment No. 4  to the MRI  Loan Agreement, dated  as of
                 September 5, 1995 (without Exhibits).
           
           10.4  Amendment No. 2  to Joint  Venture Agreement  of Victoria
                 Partners, dated as  of September  25, 1995,  between MRGS
                 Corp. and Gold Strike L.V.

           10.5  Employment  Agreement,  dated  as  of  August  16,  1995,
                 between the Registrant and James E. Pettis.

           11    Mirage Resorts, Incorporated - Computation  of Net Income
                 Per Share of Common  Stock for the three-month  and nine-
                 month periods ended September 30, 1995 and 1994.

           15    Letter from independent public  accountants acknowledging
                 awareness of the use of their report  dated  November 10,
                 1995 in the Registrant's registration statements.

           27    Financial Data Schedule.

       (b) Reports on Form 8-K.

                 No reports on Form 8-K were  filed during the three-month
                 period ended September 30, 1995.

                                       -17-
<PAGE>

                                     SIGNATURES

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


                  
                                        Mirage Resorts, Incorporated



          November 10, 1995             by:  DANIEL R. LEE  
          _________________                  _______________________________
                  Date                       Daniel R. Lee
                                             Senior Vice President -  Finance 
                                             and Development, Chief Financial
                                             Officer and Treasurer (Principal
                                             Financial Officer)


                                     -18-


                 AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO REDUCING REVOLVING LOAN AGREEMENT

               This Amendment No.  2 to Reducing  Revolving Loan  Agreement
          (this "Amendment") dated as  of August 30,  1995 is entered  into
          with reference to the Reducing Revolving Loan Agreement dated  as
          of May  25, 1994  among Mirage  Resorts, Incorporated,  a  Nevada
          corporation   ("Parent"),  THE   MIRAGE  CASINO-HOTEL,  a  Nevada
          corporation  ("Company"),   Treasure  Island   Corp.,  a   Nevada
          corporation ("TI"), Bellagio, a Nevada corporation formerly known
          as "Beau  Rivage" and  "MR Realty"  ("MRR"), MH,  INC., a  Nevada
          corporation ("MHI" and collectively with Parent, Company, TI  and
          MRR, the "Borrowers"), the Banks  party thereto, Bank of  America
          National Trust and  Savings Association,  Bankers Trust  Company,
          The Long-Term  Credit Bank of  Japan, Ltd.,  Los Angeles  Agency,
          Societe Generale, Credit Lyonnais  Los Angeles Branch and  Credit
          Lyonnais Cayman  Island Branch, as Co-Agents, and Bank of America
          National  Trust  and   Savings  Association,  as   Administrative
          Co-Agent,  as   heretofore   amended  (the   "Loan   Agreement").
          Capitalized terms used but not defined  herein are used with  the
          meanings set forth for those terms in the Loan Agreement.

               Borrowers and the Administrative  Co-Agent, acting with  the
          consent of  the Banks  required under  Section 11.2  of the  Loan
          Agreement, agree as follows:

               1.   AMENDMENT  TO  SECTION   1.1  RE:   DEFINITION.     The
          definition  of  "Commercial  Paper  Outstandings"  contained   in
          Section 1.1 of the Loan Agreement  is amended to read in full  as
          follows:

                    "'COMMERCIAL PAPER OUTSTANDINGS' means, as of any  date
               of  determination,   the  aggregate   principal  amount   of
               commercial paper of  Borrowers or any  one or  more of  them
               permitted under Section 6.10(f) that is outstanding on  that
               date."

               2.   AMENDMENT  TO SECTION 3.12(a) - MANNER AND TREATMENT OF
          PAYMENTS.  Section 3.12(a)  of the Loan  Agreement is amended  to
          read in full as follows:

                    "(a) Each payment hereunder  (except payments  pursuant
               to Sections 2.11, 3.7, 3.8, 11.3, 11.11 and 11.22) or on the
               Notes or under any other Loan Document shall be made to  the
               Administrative Co-Agent, at  the  Administrative  Co-Agent's
               Office, for  the  account  of  each  of  the  Banks  or  the
               Administrative  Co-Agent, as the case may be, in immediately
               available funds  not later  than 12:30  p.m., San  Francisco
               time, on the day of payment (which  must  be a Banking Day).  
               All payments received after 12:30 p.m.,  San Francisco time,
               on any Banking  Day, shall be  deemed received  on the  next
               succeeding Banking Day.  The amount of all payments received
               by the Administrative Co-Agent for the  account of each Bank
               shall be immediately paid by the  Administrative Co-Agent to
               the applicable Bank in  immediately available funds and,  if
               such payment was received by the  Administrative Co-Agent by
               12:30 p.m., San Francisco time, on a Banking Day and not  so
               made available to the account of a Bank on that Banking Day,
               the Administrative Co-Agent  shall reimburse  that Bank  for

                                       EXHIBIT 10.1
               <PAGE>
               the cost to such Bank of funding the amount of such  payment
               at the Federal Funds  Rate.  All payments  shall be made  in
               lawful money of the United States of America."

               3.   AMENDMENT TO SECTION 6.10(f).   Section 6.10(f) of  the
          Loan Agreement is amended to read in full as follows:
               
                    "(f) Indebtedness consisting  of  commercial  paper  of
               Borrowers or any one or more of them on a joint and  several
               basis in  an aggregate  principal amount  not in  excess  of
               $350,000,000 outstanding at any one time; provided, that (i)
               the Senior Debt Rating, as of the date of issuance  thereof,
               is BBB-/Baa3 or higher and (ii) the sum of (A) the aggregate
               principal amount thereof, plus  (B) the aggregate  principal
               amount outstanding under the  Notes, plus (C) the  Aggregate
               Effective Amount of all outstanding Letters of Credit,  plus
               (D) the Swing Line Outstandings does not at any time  exceed
               the then applicable Commitment;"

               4.   CONDITIONS  PRECEDENT.   The  effectiveness   of   this
          Amendment shall be  conditioned upon the  fulfillment of each  of
          the following conditions precedent:

                    The Administrative Co-Agent  shall have received all of
               the following,  each  properly  executed  by  a  Responsible
               Official of each party  thereto, each dated  as of the  date
               hereof:

                    (1)  Counterparts of  this  Amendment executed  by  all
               parties hereto;

                    (2)  Written  consents  of   each  of  the   Subsidiary
               Guarantors  to  the  execution,  delivery  and   performance
               hereof, substantially  in  the form  of  Exhibit A  to  this
               Amendment; and

                    (3)  Written consent of the Requisite Banks as required
               under Section  11.2 of  the Loan  Agreement in  the form  of
               Exhibit B to this Amendment.

               5.   REPRESENTATION AND WARRANTY.   Borrowers represent  and
          warrant  to  the Administrative  Co-Agent and  the Banks  that no
          Default  or Event of Default has occurred and remains continuing.

               6.   CONFIRMATION.  In all other respects, the terms of  the
          Loan Agreement and the other Loan Documents are hereby confirmed.

               IN WITNESS WHEREOF,  Borrowers, the Administrative  Co-Agent
          and the Banks have executed this  Amendment as of the date  first
          written above by their duly authorized representatives.

          MIRAGE RESORTS, INCORPORATED


          By:  DANIEL R. LEE
               __________________________________________
               Daniel R. Lee
               Chief Financial Officer

                                      -2-
          <PAGE>
          THE MIRAGE CASINO-HOTEL


          By:  DANIEL R. LEE
               __________________________________________
               Daniel R. Lee
               Assistant Treasurer


          TREASURE ISLAND CORP.


          By:  DANIEL R. LEE
               __________________________________________
               Daniel R. Lee
               Treasurer


          BELLAGIO (formerly, Beau Rivage and MR Realty)


          By:  DANIEL R. LEE
               __________________________________________
               Daniel R. Lee
               Assistant Treasurer


          MH, INC.


          By:  DANIEL R. LEE
               __________________________________________
               Daniel R. Lee
               Treasurer


          GNLV, CORP.


          By:  DANIEL R. LEE
               __________________________________________
               Daniel R. Lee
               Treasurer


          BANK OF AMERICA NATIONAL TRUST AND SAVINGS
           ASSOCIATION, as Administrative Co-Agent


          By:  PEGGY A. FUJIMOTO
               __________________________________________
               Peggy A. Fujimoto
               Vice President

                                      -3-


                 AMENDMENT NO. 3 TO REDUCING REVOLVING LOAN AGREEMENT

               This Amendment No.  3 to Reducing  Revolving Loan  Agreement
          (this "Amendment") dated as  of August 30,  1995 is entered  into
          with reference to the Reducing Revolving Loan Agreement  dated as
          of May  25, 1994  among Mirage  Resorts, Incorporated,  a  Nevada
          corporation   ("Parent"),  THE   MIRAGE  CASINO-HOTEL,  a  Nevada
          corporation  ("Company"),   Treasure  Island   Corp.,  a   Nevada
          corporation ("TI"), Bellagio, a Nevada corporation formerly known
          as "Beau  Rivage" and  "MR Realty"  ("MRR"), MH,  INC., a  Nevada
          corporation ("MHI" and collectively with Parent, Company, TI  and
          MRR, the "Borrowers"), the Banks  party thereto, Bank of  America
          National Trust and  Savings Association,  Bankers Trust  Company,
          The Long-Term  Credit Bank  of Japan,  Ltd., Los  Angeles Agency,
          Societe Generale, Credit Lyonnais  Los Angeles Branch and  Credit
          Lyonnais Cayman  Island Branch, as Co-Agents, and Bank of America
          National  Trust  and   Savings  Association,  as   Administrative
          Co-Agent,  as   heretofore   amended   (the   "Loan  Agreement").   
          Capitalized terms used but not defined  herein are used with  the
          meanings set forth for those terms in the Loan Agreement, and  as
          further amended from time to time.

               Borrowers and the Administrative  Co-Agent, acting with  the
          consent of  the Banks  required under  Section 11.2  of the  Loan
          Agreement, agree as follows:

               1.   AMENDMENT TO SECTION 2.5(a) RE:  $610,000,000 LETTER OF
          CREDIT.  Section 2.5(a) of the Loan Agreement is amended to  read
          in full as follows:

                    "(a) Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, at any
               time and from time to time from the Closing Date through the
               Maturity Date, the Issuing Bank shall issue such Letters  of
               Credit under the  Commitment as Borrowers  may request by  a
               Request for  Letter  of  Credit; provided  that  (i)  giving
               effect to all  such Letters of  Credit, the sum  of (A)  the
               aggregate principal amount outstanding under the Notes, plus
               (B)  the  Aggregate  Effective  Amount  of  all  outstanding
               Letters of Credit plus (C) the Swing Line Outstandings  plus
               (D) the Commercial Paper Outstandings do not exceed the then
               applicable  Commitment  and  (ii)  the  Aggregate  Effective
               Amount under  all outstanding  Letters of  Credit shall  not
               exceed (i) $610,000,000 for the Letter of Credit referred to
               in Section 6.18(m), and (ii) in addition thereto,$50,000,000
               for all  other Letters  of Credit.   Each  Letter of  Credit
               shall be  in a  form reasonably  acceptable to  the  Issuing
               Bank.  Unless all the Banks  otherwise consent in a  writing
               delivered to the  Administrative Co-Agent,  the term  of any
               Letter of Credit shall not exceed  one (1) year (or, in  the
               case of the Letter of  Credit described in Section  6.18(m),
               three (3)  years) or  extend beyond  the Maturity  Date.   A
               Request for Letter of Credit shall be irrevocable absent the
               consent of the Issuing Bank."

               2.   AMENDMENT TO  SECTION  6.18  -  INVESTMENT  LIMITATION.
          Section  6.18 of  the Loan Agreement is  hereby amended to add  a
          new clause (m) thereto, to read in full as follows:

                                     EXHIBIT 10.2
          <PAGE>
                    "(m) Investments (including to the extent that the same
               constitute New Venture Investments)  consisting of a  Letter
               of Credit issued for  the account of  Borrowers in favor  of
               the  State  of  Connecticut  (or  any  of  its  agencies  or
               instrumentalities) in an amount  not to exceed  $610,000,000
               in support of a bid of  an Affiliate of Borrowers to be  the
               operator of the proposed Bridgeport, Connecticut, casino, or
               any drawings by the beneficiary thereunder."

               3.   CONDITIONS  PRECEDENT.    The  effectiveness  of   this
          Amendment shall be  conditioned upon the  fulfillment of each  of
          the following conditions precedent:

                    The Administrative Co-Agent  shall have received all of
               the following,  each  properly  executed  by  a  Responsible
               Official of each party  thereto, each dated  as of the  date
               hereof:

                    (1)  Counterparts of  this  Amendment executed  by  all
               parties hereto;

                    (2)  Written  consents  of   each  of  the   Subsidiary
               Guarantors  to  the  execution,  delivery  and   performance
               hereof, substantially  in  the form  of  Exhibit A  to  this
               Amendment; and

                    (3)  Written consent of the Requisite Banks as required
               under Section  11.2 of  the Loan  Agreement in  the form  of
               Exhibit B to this Amendment.

               4.   REPRESENTATION AND WARRANTY.   Borrowers represent  and
          warrant to  the Administrative  Co-Agent  and  the Banks  that no
          Default or Event of Default has  occurred and remains continuing.

               5.   CONFIRMATION.  In all other respects, the terms of  the
          Loan Agreement and the other Loan Documents are hereby confirmed.

               IN WITNESS WHEREOF,  Borrowers, the Administrative  Co-Agent
          and the Banks have executed this  Amendment as of the date  first
          written above by their duly authorized representatives.

          MIRAGE RESORTS, INCORPORATED


          By:  DANIEL R. LEE
               __________________________________________
               Daniel R. Lee
               Chief Financial Officer


          THE MIRAGE CASINO-HOTEL


          By:  DANIEL R. LEE
               __________________________________________
               Daniel R. Lee
               Assistant Treasurer

                                    -2-
          <PAGE>
          TREASURE ISLAND CORP.


          By:  DANIEL R. LEE
               __________________________________________
               Daniel R. Lee
               Treasurer


          BELLAGIO (formerly, Beau Rivage and
          MR Realty)


          By:  DANIEL R. LEE
               __________________________________________
               Daniel R. Lee
               Assistant Treasurer


          MH, INC.


          By:  DANIEL R. LEE
               __________________________________________
               Daniel R. Lee
               Treasurer


          GNLV, CORP.


          By:  DANIEL R. LEE
               __________________________________________
               Daniel R. Lee
               Treasurer


          BANK OF AMERICA NATIONAL TRUST AND SAVINGS
           ASSOCIATION, as Administrative Co-Agent


          By:  PEGGY A. FUJIMOTO
               __________________________________________
               Peggy A. Fujimoto
               Vice President

                                      -3-


                 AMENDMENT NO. 4 TO REDUCING REVOLVING LOAN AGREEMENT
             
               This Amendment No.  4 to Reducing  Revolving Loan  Agreement
          (this "Amendment") dated as of September 5, 1995 is entered  into
          with reference to the Reducing Revolving Loan Agreement dated  as
          as   of  May  25,  1994  among  Mirage  Resorts, Incorporated,  a  
          Nevada   corporation  ("Parent"),  THE   MIRAGE CASINO-HOTEL,   a 
          Nevada   corporation   ("Company"),  Treasure   Island  Corp.,  a   
          Nevada  corporation   ("TI"),  Bellagio,   a   Nevada corporation 
          formerly  known  as "Beau Rivage"  and  "MR  Realty" ("MRR"), MH, 
          INC., a  Nevada corporation ("MHI" and  collectively with Parent, 
          Company, TI and MRR, the "Borrowers"), the  Banks party  thereto,  
          Bank   of   America   National   Trust  and  Savings Association, 
          Bankers Trust Company, The Long-Term Credit Bank of Japan,  Ltd.,  
          Los   Angeles   Agency,  Societe  Generale,   Credit Lyonnais Los  
          Angeles Branch and Credit  Lyonnais Cayman Island Branch, as  Co-
          Agents,   and  Bank   of  America   National  Trust  and  Savings 
          Association,  as Administrative  Co-Agent, as  heretofore amended 
          (the "Loan  Agreement"). Capitalized terms  used but  not defined 
          herein are used with the  meanings set  forth for  those terms in 
          the Loan Agreement.

               Borrowers and the Administrative  Co-Agent, acting with  the
          consent of  the Banks  required under  Section 11.2  of the  Loan
          Agreement, agree as follows:

               1.   AMENDMENT TO SECTION 1.1 - NEW DEFINITION. Section  1.1
               of the  Loan  Agreement  is amended  to  add  the  following
               definition:
                
                    "'Nonactive Letter of Credit' means, as of any date  of
               determination, the Letter  of Credit described  in   Section
               6.18(m) if  at  that  date  the  beneficiary  may  not  draw
               thereunder because a condition precedent to such draw  which
               requires the approval  of the Requisite  Banks has not  then
               been satisfied."
                
               2.   AMENDMENT  TO SECTION 1.1 - REVISED DEFINITION. Section
               1.1  of  the  Loan  Agreement  is  amended  to  revise   the
               definition of "Funded Debt" to read as follows:
                
                    "'Funded Debt' means, as of any date of  determination,
               without  duplication,   the  sum   of  (a)   the   principal
               Indebtedness of  Borrowers and  the Restricted  Subsidiaries
               for borrowed  money  (including debt  securities  issued  by
               Borrowers or  any of  the Restricted  Subsidiaries) on  that
               date, plus (b)  the aggregate  amount of  all Capital  Lease
               Obligations of Borrowers and the Restricted Subsidiaries  on
               that date, plus (c)  all Letters of  Credit (other than  the
               Nonactive Letter of Credit) outstanding on that date."

               3.   AMENDMENT TO  SECTION 3.4.   Section  3.4 of  the  Loan
               Agreement is  amended  to revise  clause  (b) of  the  first
               sentence thereof to read as follows:
                
                    "(b) the Aggregate  Effective  Amount  of  all  Standby
               Letters of  Credit  (other  than  the  Nonactive  Letter  of
               Credit) outstanding,"

                                    EXHIBIT 10.3
               <PAGE>
               4.   AMENDMENT TO  SECTION 3.5.   Section  3.5 of  the  Loan
               Agreement is amended to revise clause (b) thereof to read as
               follows:
               
                    "(b) concurrently with  the  issuance of  each  Standby
               Letter of Credit,  to the Administrative  Co Agent, for  the
               ratable account of  the Banks in  accordance with their  Pro
               Rata Share of the Commitment, a standby letter of credit fee
               in an amount equal to (i) in the case of a Letter of  Credit
               other than the  Nonactive Letter of  Credit, the  Applicable
               Letter of Credit Fee times the face amount of such Letter of
               Credit through the termination or expiration of such  Letter
               of Credit and (ii)  in the case of  the Nonactive Letter  of
               Credit, .1375% (13.75 basis points) times the face amount of
               the Nonactive Letter  of Credit through  the termination  or
               expiration of the Nonactive Letter of Credit (or  Borrower's
               best  estimate  of  the  date  upon  which  the   conditions
               precedent therein  set forth  will be  satisfied;  provided,
               however, that upon satisfaction of all conditions  precedent
               for which the approval of the Requisite Banks is required, a
               further letter  of credit  fee calculated  under clause  (i)
               shall be due)."
           
               5.   CONDITIONS  PRECEDENT.    The  effectiveness  of   this
               Amendment shall be conditioned upon the fulfillment of  each
               of the following conditions precedent:
           
                    The  Administrative Co-Agent shall have received all of
               the following, each  properly executed  by a     Responsible
               Official of each party  thereto, each dated  as of the  date
               hereof:
           
                    (1)  Counterparts of  this  Amendment   executed by all  
                    parties hereto;  
                    
                    (2)  Written  consents  of  each   of  the   Subsidiary
               Guarantors  to  the  execution,  delivery  and   performance
               hereof, substantially  in  the form  of  Exhibit A  to  this
               Amendment; and

                    (3)  Written consent of  all of the  Banks as  required
               under Section  11.2 of  the Loan  Agreement in  the form  of
               Exhibit B to this Amendment.

               6.   REPRESENTATION AND WARRANTY.   Borrowers represent  and
               warrant to the Administrative Co-Agent and the Banks that no
               Default  or  Event  of  Default  has  occurred  and  remains
               continuing.

               7.   CONFIRMATION.  In all other respects, the terms of  the
               Loan Agreement  and  the  other Loan  Documents  are  hereby
               confirmed.

               IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Borrowers,  the Administrative  Co-Agent
          and the Banks have executed this  Amendment as of the date  first
          written above by their duly authorized representatives.


          MIRAGE RESORTS, INCORPORATED


          By:  DANIEL R. LEE
               __________________________________________
               Daniel R. Lee
               Chief Financial Officer
                                         -2-
          <PAGE>
          THE MIRAGE CASINO-HOTEL


          By:  DANIEL R. LEE
               __________________________________________
               Daniel R. Lee
               Assistant Treasurer


          TREASURE ISLAND CORP.


          By:  DANIEL R. LEE
               __________________________________________
               Daniel R. Lee
               Treasurer


          BELLAGIO (formerly, Beau Rivage
           and MR Realty)


          By:  DANIEL R. LEE
               __________________________________________
               Daniel R. Lee
               Assistant Treasurer


          MH, INC.


          By:  DANIEL R. LEE
               __________________________________________
               Daniel R. Lee
               Treasurer
               
               
          GNLV, CORP.


          By:  DANIEL R. LEE
               __________________________________________
               Daniel R. Lee
               Treasurer
               
          BANK OF AMERICA NATIONAL TRUST AND SAVINGS
           ASSOCIATION, as Administrative Co-Agent


          By:  PEGGY A. FUJIMOTO
               __________________________________________
               Peggy A. Fujimoto
               Vice President

                                       -3-


           AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO JOINT VENTURE AGREEMENT OF VICTORIA PARTNERS

               This Amendment No. 2 to Joint Venture Agreement of  Victoria
          Partners (the "Amendment"),  dated as of  September 25, 1995,  is
          entered into with  reference to  the Joint  Venture Agreement  of
          Victoria Partners, dated as  of December 9,  1994, as amended  by
          Amendment No.  1  thereto dated  as  of  April 17,  1995  (as  so
          amended, the  "Joint Venture  Agreement"),  by and  between  MRGS
          Corp., a Nevada corporation ("MR Sub"),  and Gold Strike L.V.,  a
          Nevada general partnership  ("Gold Strike").   Capitalized  terms
          used but not defined in this Amendment are used with the meanings
          set forth for such terms in the Joint Venture Agreement.

                                      PREAMBLE

               WHEREAS, MR  Sub and  Gold Strike  desire to  amend  certain
          terms and provisions of the  Joint Venture Agreement as  provided
          herein, and  in  all other  respects  to confirm  the  terms  and
          provisions of the Joint Venture Agreement.

               NOW, THEREFORE, MR Sub and Gold Strike agree as follows:

               1.   AMENDMENT TO  SECTION  4.1.   The  fourth  sentence  of
          Section 4.1 of the Joint Venture Agreement is amended to read  in
          its entirety as follows:

                    "In any event, without  the approval of each  Venturer,
               the aggregate principal amount of Construction Financing and
               all other Joint Venture indebtedness outstanding at any time
               shall not exceed $210,000,000."
              
               2.   CONFIRMATION.   In all  other respects,  the terms  and
          provisions of the  Joint Venture Agreement  are hereby  confirmed
          and shall remain unchanged and in full force and effect.

               IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Amendment
          as of the date first above written.

          MRGS CORP., a Nevada corporation

          By:     DANIEL R. LEE
                  __________________________________________
                  Daniel R. Lee
                  Chief Financial Officer


          GOLD STRIKE L.V., a Nevada general partnership


          By:     M.S.E. Investments, Inc., a Nevada corporation
          Title:  General Partner

              
          By:     MICHAEL S. ENSIGN
                  __________________________________________
                  Michael S. Ensign
                  President

                             Exhibit 10.4


                              EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT


          This Employment  Agreement ("Agreement")  is entered  into as  of
          August 16, 1995, by and  between Mirage Resorts, Incorporated,  a
          Nevada   corporation   ("Employer"),   and   James   E.    Pettis
          ("Employee").

          1.   Employer hereby employs  Employee as its  Vice President  of
               Risk Management,  to  perform such  executive,  supervisory,
               managerial or administrative  duties and to  report to  such
               officers of Employer as may be  specified from time to  time
               by Employer's Board of Directors.

          2.   The  term  of  this  Agreement  shall  be  five  (5)  years,
               commencing August 16, 1995 (the "Employment Period").

          3.   Employee shall receive an annual salary of $150,000 and such
               raises or  bonuses   as Employer's  Board of  Directors  may
               determine in  its  discretion,  and  reimbursement  for  all
               reasonable business and travel expenses incurred by Employee
               in performing his duties hereunder.  Employee shall also  be
               provided with coverage under Employer's group major  medical
               policy, paid vacation  and such other  benefits as  Employer
               makes available to its employees of similar status.

               Employee shall  also  be  granted  fifty  thousand  (50,000)
               non-qualified stock options (the "Options") pursuant to  and
               in accordance with one of Employer's Stock Option and  Stock
               Appreciation Rights  Plans (the  "Plan"), with  an  exercise
               price equal to  $32.375, the closing   price of  a share  of
               Employer's common stock on  the  New York Stock Exchange  on
               August 16, 1995.   The  Options shall  vest at  the rate  of
               twenty (20%)  or 10,000  Options per  year on  a  cumulative
               basis.  The  Options shall be governed by the standard  form
               of agreement utilized under the Plan.

          4.   Employee acknowledges and agrees that the laws of Nevada and
               other jurisdictions  in which  Employer may  propose to,  or
               engage in, business  activities during the  term hereof  may
               require that Employee  be investigated  for suitability  and
               licensing.    Employee  shall   fully  cooperate  with   the
               appropriate governmental authorities in order that  Employer
               and he  may obtain  all certificates,  permits and  licenses
               required in  connection  with his  employment  hereunder  or
               otherwise desired by Employer during the term  hereof.

               Employee further acknowledges and  agrees that in the  event
               he fails to so cooperate or  he or Employer, for any  reason
               attributable to Employee, fails  to obtain, within the  time
               specified  by  the  Nevada Gaming  Commission and  all other  
               governmental authorities having jurisdiction, or  thereafter
               maintain, in good  standing and  in full  force and  effect,
               during the term hereof,  all required certificates,  permits
               and licenses in connection with his employment hereunder  or
               Employer's   desired  activities  or  Employee  commits  any
               criminal or other  improper act  which could  result in  the
               suspension or revocation of any such certificate, permit  or
               license,  Employer  may  terminate this Agreement,  in which  
               event Employer shall have no further liability or obligation
               whatsoever to Employee  hereunder, notwithstanding  anything
               to the contrary contained herein.
               
                                    EXHIBIT 10.5
          <PAGE>
          5.   In consideration  hereof, Employee covenants and agrees that
               during the  Employment  Period, Employee  shall,  except  as
               provided in the next sentence, devote his full business time
               and best efforts to the performance of his duties  hereunder
               and shall not directly or indirectly engage in,  participate
               in, consult for or  otherwise be connected  in any way  with
               any firm,  person, corporation  or other  entity engaged  in
               gaming in Clark County, Nevada.   Employee may continue  his
               historical practice of consulting and advising third parties
               on a limited  and periodic basis  with respect to  insurance
               matters to the extent that such activities do not  interfere
               with the performance of his  duties hereunder.  In  addition
               to all  other  rights  and  remedies  provided  to  Employer
               hereunder, if  Employee  breaches  any  of  the  obligations
               contained in the preceding sentence or fails to cooperate as
               specified in  paragraph 4  hereof, Employer  shall have  the
               right to terminate this  Agreement but any such  termination
               shall in  no event  be deemed  an election  of remedies  and
               Employer expressly reserves  all other  legal and  equitable
               remedies.  The foregoing restrictions on Employee shall  not
               apply if  Employee  is  wrongfully  terminated  by  Employer
               without good cause.   Employee further covenants and  agrees
               that he  shall not  at  any time  during  the term  of  this
               Agreement or  thereafter, without  Employer's prior  written
               consent, disclose to other persons or business entities  any
               trade secrets or  other confidential information  concerning
               Employer, including without limitation, Employer's customers
               or its casino, hotel and  marketing practices, procedures or
               management policies, or  utilize  any such  trade secrets or
               confidential information in any  way  or communicate with or
               contact any such customers other than in connection with his
               employment hereunder.   Employee hereby  confirms that  such
               trade secrets, confidential information and all  information
               concerning  Employer's   customers   constitute   Employer's
               exclusive property,  that all  of  the restrictions  on  his
               activities contained  in  this Agreement  are  required  for
               Employer's reasonable protection  and that in  the event  of
               any breach  of  this  Agreement by  him,  Employer  will  be
               entitled, if  it  so  elects,  to  institute  and  prosecute
               proceedings at  law  or in  equity  to obtain  damages  with
               respect to such breach, to enforce the specific  performance
               of this Agreement or to enjoin Employee from engaging in any
               activity in violation hereof.

          6.   This Agreement may  be terminated  by Employer  at any  time
               during the  Employment  Period for good  cause and upon  any
               such termination, Employer shall  have no further  liability
               or obligation whatsoever to  Employee hereunder except  with
               respect to any Options which have vested as of such date  or
               salary earned by Employee and not paid by Employer prior  to
               the date of termination.  Good cause shall include, but  not
               be limited to:

               (a)  Employee's death or disability, which is hereby defined
                    to mean his   incapacity for medical reasons  certified
                    to by  a licensed  physician   designated  by  Employer
                    which precludes  the  substantial  performance  of  his
                    duties hereunder for a substantially consecutive period
                    of three (3) months or more; or

                                         -2-
               <PAGE>
               (b)  Employee's dishonesty, criminal misconduct, willful  or
                    habitual  insubordination,  inattention  to  Employer's
                    business, failure to substantially  perform his  duties
                    or other material breach  of this Agreement, which,  if
                    curable, is not cured  by Employee within a  reasonable
                    time after written  notice thereof from Employer.
               
          7.   If any provision hereof is unenforceable, illegal or invalid
               for any reason  whatsoever, such fact  shall not affect  the
               remaining provisions  hereof.    If any  of  the  provisions
               hereof which  impose  restrictions  on  Employee  are,  with
               respect to such restrictions, determined by a final judgment
               of any court of  competent jurisdiction to be  unenforceable
               or  invalid  because  of  the  geographic  scope   or   time
               duration of  such  restrictions, such  provisions  shall  be
               deemed retroactively  modified to  provide for  the  maximum
               geographic scope  and time  duration which  would make  such
               provisions  enforceable  and  valid.     However,  no   such
               retroactive modification  shall  affect  any  of  Employer's
               rights hereunder  arising  out of  the  breach of  any  such
               restrictive  provisions,   including   without   limitation,
               Employer's rights to terminate this Agreement.

          8.   No failure or delay on the  part of Employer or Employee  in
               exercising  any  right,  power  or  remedy  hereunder  shall
               operate as a waiver thereof nor shall any single or  partial
               exercise of any  such right,  power or  remedy preclude  any
               other or further  exercise thereof  or the  exercise of  any
               other right, power or remedy hereunder.  The remedies herein
               provided are cumulative  and not exclusive  of any  remedies
               provided by law.

          9.   No amendment,  modification, termination  or waiver  of  any
               provision of this Agreement  nor consent to any departure by
               Employee  or  Employer  therefrom   shall  in  any  event be
               effective unless the same shall be in  writing and signed by
                a duly authorized  officer of Employer  or  by Employee, as
               the case  may be.    Any such  waiver  or  consent  shall be
               effective only in the specific instance and for the specific
               purpose for which given.

          10.  This Agreement shall be  controlled, construed and  enforced
               in accordance with the laws of Nevada.
           
               IN  WITNESS WHEREOF, Employer and Employee have entered into
          this  Agreement  in Las Vegas,  Nevada, as of  the   date   first
          above written.


                                               Mirage Resorts, Incorporated

          JAMES E. PETTIS                       By:   STEPHEN A. WYNN
          ______________________                      _____________________
          JAMES E. PETTIS                             STEPHEN A. WYNN
                                                      Chairman of the Board
               
                                         -3-
                                                


                                                                 EXHIBIT 11


                          MIRAGE RESORTS, INCORPORATED
                      COMPUTATION OF NET INCOME PER SHARE
                                OF COMMON STOCK

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<CAPTION>
                                                       Three Months                  Nine Months
                                                    Ended September 30,          Ended September 30,
                                               __________________________   _____________________________
                                                   1995           1994           1995           1994    
                                               ___________    ___________   ____________    ___________

     <S>                                        <C>            <C>            <C>            <C>
     Weighted-average shares outstanding        91,228,541     90,950,529     91,150,859     90,840,068

     Assumed exercise of options at
        average market price                     5,276,226      3,497,474      4,826,250      3,875,141
                                               ___________    ___________   ____________    ___________  
                                                  
     Weighted-average shares outstanding
        and common stock equivalents used
        in the computation of primary
        earnings per share                      96,504,767     94,448,003     95,977,109     94,715,209      

     Additional shares issuable upon
        the assumed exercise of options
        at period-end market price                  71,416        393,423        521,392        131,141
                                               ___________    ___________   ____________    ___________      

     Total shares outstanding assuming
        full dilution                           96,576,183     94,841,426     96,498,501     94,846,350
                                               ===========    ===========   ============    ===========

     Net income                                $45,195,000    $36,732,000   $118,689,000    $85,678,000
                                               ===========    ===========   ============    ===========
                                                  
     Primary earnings per share                   $0.47          $0.39          $1.24          $0.90  
                                                  =====          =====          =====          =====
                                                             
     Fully diluted earnings per share             $0.47          $0.39          $1.23          $0.90
                                                  =====          =====          =====          =====
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                                                                 EXHIBIT 15




          November 10, 1995


          To Mirage Resorts, Incorporated:

          We are aware that  Mirage Resorts, Incorporated has  incorporated
          by reference in its Registration Statements on Form S-8 (File No.
          33-16037), on Form S-8 (File No. 33-48394), on Form S-8 (File No.
          33-63804), and on Form S-8 (File No. 33-60183) its Form 10-Q  for
          the quarter ended September 30,  1995, which includes our  report
          dated   November  10,  1995   covering  the   unaudited   interim
          financial information contained therein.  Pursuant to  Regulation
          C of the Securities Act of 1933, that report is not considered  a
          part of these  registration statements  or a  report prepared  or
          certified by our firm within the meaning of Sections 7 and 11  of
          the Act.

          Very truly yours,



          ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP


<TABLE> <S> <C>

<ARTICLE> 5
<LEGEND>
THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM THE
REGISTRANT'S CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 1995 AND
THE RELATED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME AND CASH FLOWS FOR THE
NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 1995 AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY
REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
</LEGEND>
<MULTIPLIER> 1,000
       
<S>                             <C>
<PERIOD-TYPE>                   9-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                          DEC-31-1995
<PERIOD-END>                               SEP-30-1995
<CASH>                                          34,980
<SECURITIES>                                         0
<RECEIVABLES>                                  125,403
<ALLOWANCES>                                    54,245
<INVENTORY>                                     24,865
<CURRENT-ASSETS>                               188,158
<PP&E>                                       1,828,871
<DEPRECIATION>                                 452,353
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                               1,701,187
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>                          140,231
<BONDS>                                        258,156
<COMMON>                                           940
                                0
                                          0
<OTHER-SE>                                   1,157,216
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY>                 1,701,187
<SALES>                                              0
<TOTAL-REVENUES>                               987,221
<CGS>                                                0
<TOTAL-COSTS>                                  556,255
<OTHER-EXPENSES>                                64,650
<LOSS-PROVISION>                                17,300
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                              18,932
<INCOME-PRETAX>                                195,800
<INCOME-TAX>                                    70,326
<INCOME-CONTINUING>                            125,474
<DISCONTINUED>                                       0
<EXTRAORDINARY>                                (6,785)
<CHANGES>                                            0
<NET-INCOME>                                   118,689
<EPS-PRIMARY>                                     1.24
<EPS-DILUTED>                                        0
        


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