UNITED STATES

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

   Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934

       Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 11, 2007

                          RIVIERA HOLDINGS CORPORATION
             (exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

    Nevada                     000-21430                 88-0296885
(State or other              (Commission              (IRS Employer
jurisdiction of               File Number)             Identification No.)
incorporation)


2901 Las Vegas Boulevard South
Las Vegas, Nevada                                                 89109
(Address of principal executive offices)                        (Zip code)

      Registrant's telephone number, including area code (702) 794-9527

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        (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Section 7 - Regulation FD

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

     On June 11, 2007, we issued a press release reporting that we obtained $245
million of new senior secured credit  facilities,  which replaced our 11% Senior
Secured Notes and our five-year senior secured credit facility from 2002. A copy
of the press  release  is  included  in  Exhibit  99.1  hereto.  We will  report
additional  information  regarding the new credit facilities in a Form 8-K to be
filed on or before June 14, 2007.

     The  information  in this Item 7.01 and Exhibit  99.1  hereto  shall not be
deemed  "filed" for  purposes of Section 18 of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of
1934, nor shall they 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.


Section 9 - Financial Statements and Exhibits

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

       (a) Not applicable.
       (b) Not applicable.
       (c) Not applicable.
       (d) Exhibits:

Exhibit 99 Riviera Holdings Corporation Press Release dated June 11, 2007




                                   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 hereunto duly authorized.

   Date: June 11, 2007                RIVIERA HOLDINGS CORPORATION




                                      By: /s/ Mark Lefever
                                      Mark Lefever
                                      Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer