FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   Meyer Michael J 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 05/13/2008 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol RIVIERA HOLDINGS CORP [RIV] (Last) (First) (Middle) 299 PARK AVENUE, 10TH FLOOR 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director __X__ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) NEW YORK, NY 10021 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) ___ Form filed by One Reporting Person _X_ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share 1,248,605 (1) (2) I (1) (2) See footnotes (1) (2)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Meyer Michael J 299 PARK AVENUE, 10TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10021	Â	  X	Â	Â
Bloom Bryan Elliot 299 PARK AVENUE, 10TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10021	Â	  X	Â	Â

Signatures

/s/ Michael J. Meyer		10/20/2008
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
/s/ Bryan E. Bloom		10/17/2008
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	This is a joint filing by Michael J. Meyer and Bryan E. Bloom (collectively, the "Reporting Persons"). On May 13, 2008, Mr. Meyer was appointed to serve as a director of FX Real Estate and Entertainment, Inc. ("FXRE"). On May 14, 2008, Mr. Bloom was appointed to serve as a director of FXRE. As a result, the Reporting Persons may be deemed the indirect beneficial owners of the 1,248,605 shares of issued and outstanding Common Stock of Riviera Holdings Corporation indirectly beneficially owned by FXRE, as reported on Amendment No. 29 to the Schedule 13D filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 15, 2008. (cont'd in fn 2)
(2)	(cont'd from fn 1) The Reporting Persons are filing this joint Form 3 because they may be regarded as part of a group. However, each Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares owned by the other Reporting Persons and disclaims membership in a group, and this filing shall not constitute an acknowledgement that the Reporting Persons are part of a group.

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