EXHIBIT 5

  [LETTERHEAD OF CHRISTENSEN, WHITE, MILLER, FINK, JACOBS, GLASER & SHAPIRO]

                                January 9, 1996

MGM Grand, Inc.
3799 Las Vegas Boulevard South
Las Vegas, Nevada 89109

                    RE: REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-8
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Gentlemen:

     You have requested our opinion, as counsel for MGM Grand, Inc., a Delaware 
corporation (the "Company"), in connection with the registration under the 
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, of 2,500,000 shares (the "Shares") of the 
Company's common stock, $.01 par value per share ("Common Stock"), issuable 
pursuant to the Company's Nonqualified Stock Option Plan and the Company's 
Incentive Stock Option Plan (collectively, the "Option Plans"). The Shares are 
the subject of the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-8 to be filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission on or about January 12, 1996 (the 
"Registration Statement").

      In rendering our opinion herein, we have assumed the satisfaction of the 
following conditions:  the issuance of the Shares to be issued under the Option 
Plans and all stock option agreements entered into in connection therewith in 
accordance with the terms thereof; the issuance by any applicable regulatory 
agencies of all appropriate permits, consents, approvals, authorizations and 
orders relating to the issuance and sale of the Shares in their respective 
jurisdictions; the Registration Statement becoming effective; the offering and 
sale of the Shares in the manner set forth in the Option Plans and pursuant to 
said permits, consents, approvals, authorizations and orders; the reservation by
the Company of a sufficient number of shares of Common Stock for issuance upon 
exercise of outstanding options under the Option Plans; and the receipt by the 
Company of full consideration for the Common Stock issued under the Option Plans
in accordance with the respective terms of the Option Plans and all stock option
agreements entered into in connection therewith. In addition, our opinion herein
is subject to applicable

 
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January 9, 1996
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bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, fraudulent, conveyance, moratorium or 
other laws affecting creditors' rights generally from time to time in effect, 
and Delaware law and regulations, and no opinion is being rendered as to the 
availability of specific performance, injunctive remedies or other forms of 
equitable relief.

      Based upon the foregoing, it is our opinion that the Shares, when issued, 
will be legally issued, fully paid and nonassessable.

      This opinion is addressed solely to the Company and no one else has the 
right to rely upon it, nor may anyone release it, quote from it or employ it in 
any transaction other than the Registration Statement without our prior written 
consent.

      We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the 
Registration Statement and to the references to our firm contained therein.

                               Very truly yours,


                   CHRISTENSEN, WHITE, MILLER, FINK, JACOBS
                               GLASER & SHAPIRO