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 --------------------------------------------------------------------- (Former name or former address, if changed since last report) Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below): [] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) [] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) [] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) [] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) 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