Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On March 31, 2009, Riviera Holdings Corporation announced through a press release its fourth quarter 2008 financial results and that it had missed its first quarter 2009 interest payment. A copy of the press release disclosing those results is furnished as Exhibit 99 hereto.

The information in this Item 2.02 and Exhibit 99 hereto shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, except as and when expressly set forth by such specific reference in such filing.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit No. Exhibits

99.1 Press Release issued by Riviera Holdings Corporation on March 31, 2009.

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