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 *   Desert Rock Enterprises LLC 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 11/24/2008 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol RIVIERA HOLDINGS CORP [RIV] (Last) (First) (Middle) 3960 HOWARD HUGHES PARKWAY, SUITE 562 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) LAS VEGAS, NV 89109 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ 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 (1) 1,109,914 I See Footnotes (2) (3) (4) (5) Common Stock (1) 167,000 I See Footnotes (3) (5) Common Stock (1) 90,000 I See Footnotes (4) (5)

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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
Desert Rock Enterprises LLC 3960 HOWARD HUGHES PARKWAY SUITE 562 LAS VEGAS, NV 89109	Â	  X	Â	Â

Signatures

/s/ D. Kerry Crenshaw, Attorney-In-Fact		04/29/2009
**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 Desert Rock Enterprises LLC, a Nevada limited liability company ("Desert Rock"), the Derek J. Stevens Trust under agreement dated July 16, 1993 (the "Derek J. Stevens Trust"), Derek J. Stevens, as trustee of the Derek J. Stevens Trust, the Gregory J. Stevens Trust under agreement dated September 20, 1995 (the "Gregory J. Stevens Trust") and Gregory J. Stevens, as trustee of the Gregory J. Stevens Trust (collectively, the "Reporting Persons").
(2)	Desert Rock directly owns 1,109,914 shares of Common Stock, par value $0.001 (the "Desert Rock Shares"), of Riviera Holdings Corporation, a Nevada corporation. As members of Desert Rock, the Derek J. Stevens Trust and the Gregory J. Stevens Trust may be deemed to have beneficial ownership of the Desert Rock Shares. Additionally, as Manager of Desert Rock, Derek J. Stevens may also be deemed to have beneficial ownership of the Desert Rock Shares.
(3)	The Derek J. Stevens Trust directly owns 167,000 shares of Common Stock (the "Derek J. Stevens Trust Shares"). By virtue of Derek J. Stevens' position as the Manager of Desert Rock, and as trustee of the Derek J. Stevens Trust (which trust is also a member of Desert Rock), Derek J. Stevens may be deemed to have beneficial ownership of the Desert Rock Shares and/or the Derek J. Stevens Trust Shares.
(4)	The Gregory J. Stevens Trust directly owns 90,000 shares of Common Stock (the "Gregory J. Stevens Trust Shares"). By virtue of Gregory J. Stevens' position as the trustee of the Gregory J. Stevens Trust (which trust is also a member of Desert Rock), Gregory J. Stevens may be deemed to have beneficial ownership of the Desert Rock Shares and/or the Gregory J. Stevens Trust Shares.
(5)	Desert Rock is the designated filer. 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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