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): August 23, 2006
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
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.
By request of the plaintiffs in the lawsuit captioned "In Re Riviera
Holdings Corporation Shareholders' Litigation," which was filed against Riviera
Holdings Corporation (the "Company") and its directors in the District Court of
Clark County, Nevada (the "Court") (Case No. A520100) and which the Company
reported in its Form 8-K furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission on
June 26, 2006, the hearing on the plaintiffs' motion for a preliminary
injunction and temporary restraining order (the "Motion") has been vacated from
the Court's calendar. The Motion was directed against the August 29, 2006 vote
by the Company's shareholders on the Company's Agreement and Plan of Merger with
Riv Acquisition Holdings Inc. The hearing on the Motion had been scheduled for
August 24, 2006.
The information in this Item 7.01 shall not be deemed "filed" for
purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, nor
shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended, except as and when expressly set forth by such specific
reference in such filing.
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: August 23, 2006 RIVIERA HOLDINGS CORPORATION
By: /s/ Mark Lefever
Mark Lefever
Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer