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EXHIBIT 10.8

SEVENTH AMENDMENT TO THE

AMENDED AND RESTATED DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT

BY AND AMONG

THE CITY OF DETROIT, THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION

OF THE CITY OF DETROIT AND

MGM GRAND DETROIT, L.L.C.

        THIS SEVENTH AMENDMENT (the "Seventh Amendment") to that certain Amended
and Restated Development Agreement, dated as of April 9, 1998, as amended by the
First Amendment dated June 25, 1998, Second Amendment dated December, 1999,
Third Amendment dated November 30, 2000, Fourth Amendment dated November 30,
2001, Fifth Amendment dated March 29, 2002, and Sixth Amendment dated April,
2002 by and among the City of Detroit (the "City"), The Economic Development
Corporation of the City of Detroit ("EDC") and MGM Grand Detroit, L.L.C., a
Delaware limited liability company ("Developer") for the City of Detroit
Waterfront Reclamation and Casino Development Project (the "Development
Agreement") is made on this 12th day of June 2002 by and among the City, EDC and
the Developer.

        WHEREAS, the City, EDC and Developer have previously entered into the
Development Agreement; and

        WHEREAS, it is the desire of the parties to enter into this Seventh
Amendment to amend certain provisions of the Development Agreement.

        NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing premises and the
covenants herein contained, the parties agree as follows:

1.All capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the same meaning
as set forth in the Development Agreement.

2.Section 2.4(d) of the Development Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the
reference to "June 15, 2002" in such section and substituting in its place
"July 31, 2002."

3.Except as amended by this Seventh Amendment, the Development Agreement is
reaffirmed in all respects and shall remain in full force and effect.

4.This Seventh Amendment shall become effective on the date on which all of the
following have been accomplished: (a) this Seventh Amendment has been executed
by all parties hereto and (b) the City Council has duly approved the last of the
following: (i) this Seventh Amendment; and (ii) a seventh amendment to the
amended and restated development agreements of each of the Other Land-Based
Casino Developers containing substantially the same terms and conditions as set
forth in this Seventh Amendment.

5.This Seventh Amendment may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be
deemed to be an original document and together shall constitute one instrument.

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        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have set their hands and had
their seals affixed on the dates set forth after their respective signatures.

    CITY OF DETROIT,
a municipal corporation
 
 
By:
/s/  KWAME M. KILPATRICK      

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    Its: Mayor

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THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF DETROIT,
a Michigan public body corporate
 
 
By:
/s/  ART PAPAPANOS      

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    Its: Authorized Agent

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By:
/s/  BRIAN J. HOLDWICK              

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    Its: Authorized Agent

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MGM GRAND DETROIT, LLC
a Delaware limited liability company
 
 
By:
/s/  JOHN REDMOND      

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    Its: Chairman

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SEVENTH AMENDMENT TO THE AMENDED AND RESTATED DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT BY AND AMONG
THE CITY OF DETROIT, THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF DETROIT
AND MGM GRAND DETROIT, L.L.C.