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
X	Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Benson Thomas P (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O RFX ACQUISITION LLC 650 MADISON AVENUE, 16TH FLOOR (Street) NEW YORK NY 10022 (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) 12/08/2008
	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	12/08/2008		J		0	D	$0(2)	1,248,605(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)	I(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)	See footnotes(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)

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* Benson Thomas P (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O RFX ACQUISITION LLC 650 MADISON AVENUE, 16TH FLOOR (Street) NEW YORK NY 10022 (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* Nelson Mitchell J (Last) (First) (Middle) 650 MADISON AVENUE (Street) NEW YORK NY 10022 (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* LEDY DAVID M (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O FX REAL ESTATE AND ENTERTAINMENT INC 650 MADISON AVE (Street) NEW YORK NY 10022 (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* SILVERMAN HARVEY (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O WORLWIDE ENTERTAINMENT & SPORTS C29 29 NORTHFIELD AVENUE (Street) WEST ORANGE NJ 07052 (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* Bloom Bryan Elliot (Last) (First) (Middle) 67 PARK PLACE, NINTH FLOOR (Street) MORRISTOWN NJ 07960 (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* Meyer Michael J (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O FX REAL ESTATE AND ENTERTAINMENT INC 650 MADISON AVENUE (Street) NEW YORK NY 10022 (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 Thomas P. Benson; Mitchell J. Nelson; David M. Ledy, Harvey Silverman, Bryan E. Bloom and Michael J. Meyer (collectively, the "Reporting Persons"). The Reporting Persons are filing this Form 4 in connection with a Form 4 filed on an even date herewith by the persons listed in "Remarks" below. (cont'd in fn 2)

2. (cont'd from fn 1) On December 8, 2008, Flag Luxury Riv, LLC ("FLR"), Rivacq LLC, and RH1, LLC ("RH1") entered into a Termination Agreement (the "Termination Agreement"), pursuant to which the parties agreed to terminate the Amended and Restated Joint Bidding Agreement, dated as of April 5, 2006 by and among FLR, RH1, High Desert Gaming LLC and Rivacq LLC, as amended by letter agreement dated April 16, 2007 ("Joint Bidding Agreement"). (cont'd in fn 3)

3. (cont'd from fn 2) After termination of the Joint Bidding Agreement, RH1 may be deemed the direct beneficial owner of 256,536 shares of Common Stock, which represent approximately 2.05% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock as of November 4, 2008. (cont'd in fn 4)

4. (cont'd from fn 3) RH1 has sole voting and dispositive power over such Common Stock. After termination of the Joint Bidding Agreement, FLR may be deemed the direct beneficial owner of 992,069 shares of Common Stock, which represent approximately 7.94% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock as of November 4, 2008. FLR has sole voting and dispositive power over such Common Stock. FX Luxury Realty, LLC ("FXLR"), as a member of FLR with a 100% equity interest in FLR, and as a member of RH1 with a 100% equity interest in RH1, may be deemed the indirect beneficial owner of 1,248,605 shares of Common Stock, which represent approximately 9.99% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock as of November 4, 2008. (cont'd in fn 5)

5. (cont'd from fn 4) FXLR has shared voting and dispositive power over such Common Stock. FX Real Estate & Entertainment, Inc. ("FXRE"), as the managing member of FXLR holding 100% of the common membership interests in FXLR, may be deemed the indirect beneficial owner of the foregoing shares of Common Stock with shared voting and dispositive power over such Common Stock. Robert F.X. Sillerman, as Chairman and CEO of FXRE, may also be deemed to have indirect beneficial ownership of the foregoing shares of Common Stock with shared voting and dispositive power over such Common Stock. (cont'd in fn 6)

6. (cont'd from fn 5) Paul C. Kanavos, as President of FLR and Director and President of FXRE, may also be deemed to have indirect beneficial ownership of the foregoing shares of Common Stock with shared voting and dispositive power over such Common Stock. Brett Torino, as Chairman-Las Vegas Division of FXRE, may also be deemed to have indirect beneficial ownership of the foregoing shares of Common Stock with shared voting and dispositive power over such Common Stock. Barry A. Shier, as Director and Chief Operating Officer of FXRE, may also be deemed to have indirect beneficial ownership of the foregoing shares of Common Stock with shared voting and dispositive power over such Common Stock. (cont'd in fn 7)

7. (cont'd from fn 6) Thomas P. Benson, as Director, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of FXRE, may also be deemed to have indirect beneficial ownership of the foregoing shares of Common Stock with shared voting and dispositive power over such Common Stock. Mitchell Nelson, as Executive Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary of FXRE, may also be deemed to have indirect beneficial ownership of the foregoing shares of Common Stock with shared voting and dispositive power over such Common Stock. David M. Ledy, as a Director of FXRE, may also be deemed to have indirect beneficial ownership of the foregoing shares of Common Stock with shared voting and dispositive power over such Common Stock. Harvey Silverman, as a Director of FXRE, may also be deemed to have indirect beneficial ownership of the foregoing shares of Common Stock with shared voting and dispositive power over such Common Stock. (cont'd in fn 8)

8. (cont'd from fn 7) Bryan E. Bloom, as a Director of FXRE, may also be deemed to have indirect beneficial ownership of the foregoing shares of Common Stock with shared voting and dispositive power over such Common Stock. Michael J. Meyer, as a Director of FXRE, may also be deemed to have indirect beneficial ownership of the foregoing shares of Common Stock with shared voting and dispositive power over such Common Stock. (cont'd in fn 9)

9. (cont'd from fn 8) Thomas P. Benson 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 RH1, LLC; Flag Luxury Riv, LLC; FX Luxury Realty, LLC; FX Real Estate & Entertainment, Inc.; Robert F.X. Sillerman; Paul C. Kanavos; Brett Torino; and Barry A. Shier. Exhibit 99.1: Joint Filer Information

	/s/ Thomas P. Benson	12/10/2008
	/s/ Mitchell J. Nelson	12/10/2008
	/s/ David M. Ledy	12/10/2008
	/s/ Harvey Silverman	12/10/2008
	/s/ Bryan E. Bloom	12/10/2008
	/s/ Michael J. Meyer	12/10/2008
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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