SEC Form 4

FORM 4		UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* SCG HOTEL MANAGEMENT LLC (Last) (First) (Middle) 591 W PUTNAM AVENUE (Street) GREENWICH CT 06830 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol RIVIERA HOLDINGS CORP [ RIV ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 06/27/2007
	4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) Form filed by One Reporting Person X Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share	06/27/2007		J		307,447(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)	D	$16.18(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)	319,995(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)	I(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)	See footnotes(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)
Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share	06/27/2007		J		0(4)	D	$0(4)	123,200(4)	D(4)

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* SCG HOTEL MANAGEMENT LLC (Last) (First) (Middle) 591 W PUTNAM AVENUE (Street) GREENWICH CT 06830 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* SOF-VII MANAGEMENT LLC (Last) (First) (Middle) 591 W PUTNAM AVENUE (Street) GREENWICH CT 06830 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* STARWOOD CAPITAL GROUP GLOBAL LLC (Last) (First) (Middle) 591 W PUTNAM AVENUE (Street) GREENWICH CT 06830 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* STERNLICHT BARRY S (Last) (First) (Middle) STARWOOD HOTELS & RESORTS WORLDWIDE 44 SOUTH BROADWAY (Street) WHITE PLAINS NY 10601 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

Explanation of Responses:

1. This is a joint filing by SCG Hotel Management, L.L.C. ("Hotel Management"); SOF VII Management, L.L.C. ("SOF VII Management"); Starwood Capital Group Global, LLC ("SCGG") and Barry Sternlicht (collectively, the "Reporting Persons"). (continued in footnote 2)

2. (continued from footnote 1) On May 31, 2007, Rivacq LLC ("Rivacq"), SOF U.S. Hotel Co-Invest Holdings, L.L.C. ("SOF Co-Invest"), Arrow Partners LP ("Arrow LP"), Arrow Capital Management LLC ("Arrow Capital") and Arrow Offshore Ltd., a Cayman Islands exempted company ("Arrow Cayman" and, together with Arrow and Arrow Capital, the "Arrow Parties") entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement (the "Arrow Stock Purchase Agreement"), pursuant to which the Arrow Parties agreed to purchase from Rivacq 307,447 shares of common stock of Riviera Holdings Corporation ("Common Stock") at a price of $16.18 per share. On June 27, 2007, pursuant to the terms of the Arrow Stock Purchase Agreement, Rivacq transferred 307,447 shares of Common Stock to the Arrow Parties. (continued in footnote 3)

3. (continued from footnote 2) Upon completion of such transfer, SOF VII Management, as the general partner of each of Starwood Global Opportunity Fund VII-A, L.P., Starwood Global Opportunity Fund VII-B, L.P., Starwood U.S. Opportunity Fund VII-D, L.P. and Starwood U.S. Opportunity Fund VII-D-2, L.P. (collectively, the "Opportunity Funds"), may also be deemed to have beneficial ownership of the foregoing shares of Common Stock. Hotel Management, as the general partner of each of Starwood Capital Hospitality Fund I-1, L.P. and Starwood Capital Hospitality Fund I-2, L.P. (together, the "Hospitality Funds"), may also be deemed to have beneficial ownership of the foregoing shares of Common Stock. SCGG, as the managing member of SOF VII Management and Hotel Management, may also be deemed to have beneficial ownership of the foregoing shares of Common Stock. (continued in footnote 4)

4. (continued from footnote 3) Barry S. Sternlicht, as the President and CEO of SCGG and CEO of SOF VII U.S. Hotel Holdings, L.L.C. ("SOF VII") and I-1/I-2 U.S. Holdings, L.L.C. ("Hotel Fund"), may also be deemed to have beneficial ownership of the foregoing shares of Common Stock. Mr. Sternlicht also directly holds 123,200 shares of Common Stock, which represent approximately 1.0% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock as of February 23, 2007, and which, together with the 319,995 shares of Common Stock that he may be deemed to own beneficially in his capacity as Chairman and CEO of SCGG and as an executive officer of certain affiliates as described above, constitute approximately 3.56% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock as of February 23, 2007. (continued in footnote 5)

5. (continued from footnote 5) Hotel Management is the designated filer. The Reporting Persons are filing this joint Form 4 because they may be regarded as part of a group. However, each Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares owned by other persons and disclaims membership in a group, and this filing shall not constitute an acknowledgement that the Reporting Persons are part of a group.

Remarks:

This Form 4 is being filed in connection with a Form 4 filed on an even date herewith by Rivacq LLC; SOF U.S. Hotel Co-Invest Holdings, L.L.C.; SOF VII U.S. Hotel Holdings, L.L.C.; I-1/I-2 U.S. Holdings, L.L.C.; Starwood Global Opportunity Fund VII-A, L.P.; Starwood Global Opportunity Fund VII-B, L.P.; Starwood U.S. Opportunity Fund VII-D, L.P.; Starwood U.S. Opportunity Fund VII-D-2, L.P.; Starwood Capital Hospitality Fund I-1, L.P.; Starwood Capital Hospitality Fund I-2, L.P. Exhibit: 99.1 Joint Filer Information

	/s/ SOF-VII Management, L.L.C. by Starwood Capital Group Global, L.L.C., Its general manager, by Barry S. Sternlicht, Chief Executive Officer	06/27/2007
	/s/ SCG Hotel Management, L.L.C. by Starwood Capital Group Global, L.L.C., Its general manager, by Barry S. Sternlicht, Chief Executive Officer	06/27/2007
	/s/ Starwood Capital Group Global, L.L.C. by Barry S. Sternlicht, Chief Executive Officer	06/27/2007
	/s/ Barry S. Sternlicht	06/27/2007
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