-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, FWVzZ+/I2ilQkC+ns1DRLV9ltpzPlerLjsxYLGW5BcbWemJIc4sYBz5G1bOW3KO6 Z7uRPzD7Yo7KNAmjqgHSTQ== 0000902664-99-000079.txt : 19990215 0000902664-99-000079.hdr.sgml : 19990215 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000902664-99-000079 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13G PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 19990212 SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: RIVIERA HOLDINGS CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000899647 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: HOTELS & MOTELS [7011] IRS NUMBER: 880296885 STATE OF INCORPORATION: NV FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-50785 FILM NUMBER: 99534910 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2901 LAS VEGAS BLVD SOUTH CITY: LAS VEGAS STATE: NV ZIP: 89109 BUSINESS PHONE: 7027345110 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2901 LAS VEGAS BLVD S CITY: LAS VEGAS STATE: NV ZIP: 89109 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: MORGENS WATERFALL VINTIADIS & CO INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001016150 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: AIRCRAFT [3721] IRS NUMBER: 132674766 STATE OF INCORPORATION: NY FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 10 EAST 50TH STREET STREET 2: 10 EAST 50TH STREET CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10022 BUSINESS PHONE: 2127050500 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 10 EAST 50TH ST CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10022 SC 13G 1 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 ________________ SCHEDULE 13G (Rule 13d-102) ________________ INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS PURSUANT TO RULES 13d-1(b), (c) AND (d) AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED PURSUANT TO 13d-2 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 (Amendment No. _____________)* RIVIERA HOLDINGS CORPORATION (Name of Issuer) Common Stock, $.001 par value per share (Title of Class of Securities) 769627100 (CUSIP Number) December 31, 1998 (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement) Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed: [X] Rule 13d-1(b) [ ] Rule 13d-1(c) [ ] Rule 13d-1(d) ___________ * The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page. The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes). Schedule 13G PAGE 3 of 6 CUSIP No. 769627100 (1) NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Morgens, Waterfall, Vintiadis & Co., Inc. 132674766 ________________________________________________________________________ (2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) [ ] (b) [X] ________________________________________________________________________ (3) SEC USE ONLY ________________________________________________________________________ (4) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION New York ________________________________________________________________________ NUMBER OF (5) SOLE VOTING POWER 1,264,800 SHARES _________________________________________________________ BENEFICIALLY (6) SHARED VOTING POWER 0 OWNED BY _________________________________________________________ EACH (7) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 1,264,800 REPORTING _________________________________________________________ PERSON WITH (8) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 0 ________________________________________________________________________ (9) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 1,264,800 ________________________________________________________________________ (10) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES [ ] ________________________________________________________________________ (11) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 24.8% ________________________________________________________________________ (12) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON IA ________________________________________________________________________ Schedule 13G PAGE 4 OF 6 CUSIP No. 769627100 ITEM 1(a). NAME OF ISSUER: RIVIERA HOLDINGS CORPORATION ITEM 1(b). ADDRESS OF ISSUER'S PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES: 2901 Las Vegas Boulevard South, Las Vegas, Nevada 89109 ITEM 2(a). NAME OF PERSON FILING: Morgens, Waterfall, Vintiadis & Co., Inc. ITEM 2(b). ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL OFFICE OR, IF NONE, RESIDENCE: The business address of Morgens, Waterfall, Vintiadis & Co., Inc. is 10 East 50th St., New York NY 10022. ITEM 2(c). CITIZENSHIP: New York ITEM 2(d). TITLE OF CLASS OF SECURITIES: common stock, $.001 par value per share ITEM 2(e). CUSIP NUMBER: 769627100 ITEM 3. IF THIS STATEMENT IS FILED PURSUANT TO 13d-1(b) OR 13d-2(b) OR (c), CHECK WHETHER THE PERSON FILING IS A: (a) [ ] Broker or dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act (b) [ ] Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Act (c) [ ] Insurance Company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the Act (d) [ ] Investment Company registered under Section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (e) [X] Investment Adviser registered under Section 203 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940: see Rule 13d- 1(b)(1)(ii)(E) (f) [ ] Employee Benefit Plan, Pension Fund which is subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 or Endowment Fund; see Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F) (g) [ ] Parent Holding Company, in accordance with Rule 13d- 1(b)(ii)(G); Schedule 13G PAGE 5 OF 6 CUSIP No. 769627100 (h) [ ] Savings Associations as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act; (i) [ ] Church Plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under Section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act of 1940; (j) [ ] Group, in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J). IF THIS STATEMENT IS FILED PURSUANT TO Rule 13d-1(c), CHECK THIS BOX. [ ] ITEM 4. OWNERSHIP. Morgens, Waterfall, Vintiadis & Co., Inc. ("MWV & Co.") (a) Amount beneficially owned: 1,264,800 (b) Percent of class: 24.8% (c) Number of shares as to which such person has: (i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote 1,264,800 (ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote 0 (iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of 1,264,800 (iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition 0 MWV & Co., an investment adviser registered under Section 203 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended, holds for the accounts of its investment advisory clients, and thereby beneficially owns, within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the foregoing shares of Common Stock. ITEM 5. OWNERSHIP OF FIVE PERCENT OR LESS OF A CLASS. Not applicable. ITEM 6. OWNERSHIP OF MORE THAN FIVE PERCENT ON BEHALF OF ANOTHER PERSON. This Schedule 13G is filed by MWV & Co. with respect to Common Stock purchased by MWV & Co. on behalf of MWV & Co.'s investment advisory clients. There is no agreement or understanding among such clients to act together for the purpose of acquiring, holding, voting or disposing of any such securities. Each such client has the right to receive or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of, the securities held Schedule 13G PAGE 6 OF 6 CUSIP No. 769627100 in such person's account. Three advisory clients, Restart Partners II, L.P., Restart Partners III, L.P. and Endowment Restart, L.P. each have the foregoing rights with respect to more than five percent of the class of securities identified in Item 2(d). ITEM 7. IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF THE SUBSIDIARY WHICH ACQUIRED THE SECURITY BEING REPORTED ON BY THE PARENT HOLDING COMPANY. Not applicable. ITEM 8. IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF MEMBERS OF THE GROUP. Not applicable. ITEM 9. NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF GROUP. Not applicable. ITEM 10. CERTIFICATION. (if filing pursuant to Rule 13d-1(c)) By signing below each Reporting Person certifies that, to the best of its knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect. SIGNATURES After reasonable inquiry and to the best of our knowledge and belief, the undersigned certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct. DATED: February 12, 1999 /s/ John C. "Bruce" Waterfall, as President, on behalf of Morgens, Waterfall, Vindiatis & Co., Inc. -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----