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    <periodOfReport>2022-04-01</periodOfReport>

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        <issuerName>MGM Resorts International</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>MGM</issuerTradingSymbol>
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            <rptOwnerName>SANDERS COREY IAN</rptOwnerName>
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            <rptOwnerStreet1>3600 LAS VEGAS BLVD., S.</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2></rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>LAS VEGAS</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>NV</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>89109</rptOwnerZipCode>
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            <officerTitle>CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER</officerTitle>
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                    <value>By CIS Trust</value>
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            <expirationDate>
                <value>2024-04-01</value>
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">The sale reported was effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan entered into by the Reporting Person.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">The price reported is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $41.45 to $42.36, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to the issuer, any security holder of the issuer, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">The price reported is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $42.00 to $42.71, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to the issuer, any security holder of the issuer, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">Restricted Stock Units (&quot;RSUs&quot;) granted under the MGM Resorts International (&quot;Company&quot;) Amended and Restated 2005 Omnibus Incentive Plan. Each RSU represents the right to receive, following vesting, one share of Company common stock. The RSUs vest in four equal annual installments commencing on the first anniversary of the grant date. Any fractional shares are paid in cash upon settlement.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Jessica Cunningham, Attorney-In-Fact</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2022-04-05</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
