RIVIERA HOLDINGS CORP
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C.  20549
FORM 4
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

( ) 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

    James D. Bennett
    c/o Bennett Management Corporation
    2 Stamford Plaza
    Suite 1501
    281 Tresser Blvd.
    Stamford, Connecticut 06901


2.  Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

    Riviera Holdings Corp.
    RIV


3.  IRS Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)


4.  Statement for Month/Year

    2/00


5.  If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)


6.  Relationship of Reporting Person(s)to Issuer (Check all
    applicable)

    ( ) Director  (X) 10% Owner (  ) Officer (give title
    below) ( ) Other (specify below)


7.  Individual or Joint/Group Filing (check Applicable Line)

      X    Form filed by One Reporting Person
           Form filed by More than One Reporting Person





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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                         TABLE I -- NON-DERIVATIVE SECURITIES ACQUIRED,
                                               DISPOSED OF, OR BENEFICIALLY OWNED
<S>                   <C>             <C>             <C>                     <C>                  <C>            <C>
1. Title of Security| 2. Transaction| 3. Transaction| 4. Securities         | 5. Amount of       | 6. Ownership  |7.  Nature of |
   (Instr. 3)       |    Date       |    Code       |    Acquired (A)       |    Securities      |    Form:      |    Indirect  |
                    |               |    (Instr. 8) |    or Disposed        |    Beneficially    |    Direct (D) |    Beneficial|
                    |    (Month/    |               |    of (D)             |    Owned at End    |    or Indirect|    Ownership |
                    |    Day/       |               |    (Instr. 3,4,       |    of Month        |    (I)        |    (Instr. 4)|
                    |    Year)      |               |    and 5)             |    (Instr. 3 and 4)|    (Instr. 4) |              |
                    |               |          |    |          |(A) or|     |                    |               |              |
                    |               |    Code  | V  |    Amount|(D)   |Price|                    |               |              |
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Common Stock**           2/09/00         J**                        72,595    A          $7.50        I               General
                                                                                                                      Partner or
                                                                                                                      Principal of
                                                                                                                      Investment
                                                                                                                      Manager
Common Stock             2/11/00         P                5,000     A   $6.01                         I               General
                                                                                                                      Partner or
                                                                                                                      Principal of
                                                                                                                      Investment
                                                                                                                      Manager
Common Stock             2/11/00         P               10,000     A   $6.00                         I               General
                                                                                                                      Partner or
                                                                                                                      Principal of
                                                                                                                      Investment
                                                                                                                      Manager
Common Stock             2/14/00         P               10,000     A   $6.00                         I               General
                                                                                                                      Partner or
                                                                                                                      Principal of
                                                                                                                      Investment
                                                                                                                      Manager
Common Stock             2/14/00         P                  100     A   $6.40                         I               General
                                                                                                                      Partner or
                                                                                                                      Principal of
                                                                                                                      Investment
                                                                                                                      Manager
Common Stock             2/15/50         P                9,900     A   $6.00                         I               General
                                                                                                                      Partner or
                                                                                                                      Principal of
                                                                                                                      Investment
                                                                                                                      Manager
Common Stock             2/16/00         P               10,200     A   $6.00           536,070       I               General
                                                                                                                      Partner or
                                                                                                                      Principal of





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                                                                                                                      Investment
                                                                                                                      Manager


- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

</TABLE>

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                           TABLE II -- DERIVATIVE SECURITIES ACQUIRED,
                                               DISPOSED OF, OR BENEFICIALLY OWNED
<S>                  <C>           <C>          <C>          <C>               <C>                 <C>
1. Title of        | 2. Conver-  | 3. Trans-  | 4. Trans-  | 5. Number of    | 6. Date Exer-     | 7. Title and Amount |
   Derivative      |    sion or  |    action  |    action  |    Derivative   |    cisable and    |    of Underlying    |
   Security        |    Exercise |    Date    |    Code    |    Securities   |    Expiration     |    Securities       |
   (Instr. 3)      |    Price of |    (Month/ |    (Instr. |    Acquired     |    Date           |    (Instr. 3 and 4) |
                   |    Deri-    |    Date/   |    8)      |    (A) or       |    (Month/Day/    |                     |
                   |    vative   |    Year)   |            |    Disposed of  |    Year)          |                     |
                   |    Security |            |            |    (D) (Instr.  |                   |                     |
                   |             |            |            |    3, 4 and 5)  |                   |                     |
                   |             |            |____________|_________________|___________________|_____________________|
                   |             |            |      |     |        |        |         |         |        |            |
                   |             |            |      |     |        |        | Date    | Expira- |        | Amount or  |
                   |             |            |      |     |        |        | Exer-   | tion    |        | Number of  |
                   |             |            | Code |  V  |  (A)   |  (D)   | cisable | Date    | Title  | Shares     |
___________________|_____________|____________|______|_____|________|________|_________|_________|________|____________|

                   |             |            |      |     |        |        |         |         |        |            |
                   l             l            l      l     l        l        l         l         l        l            l
</TABLE>


<TABLE>
   <S>                    <C>                 <C>                 <C>
|  8. Price of          | 9. Number of      | 10. Ownership     | 11. Nature of   |
|     Derivative        |    derivative     |     Form of       |     Indirect    |
|     Security          |    Securities     |     Derivative    |     Beneficial  |
|     (Instr. 5)        |    Benefi-        |     Security      |     Ownership   |
|                       |    cially         |     Direct (D)    |     (Instr. 4)  |
|                       |    Owned at       |     or Indirect   |                 |
|                       |    End of         |     (I) (Instr.   |                 |
|                       |    Month          |     4)            |                 |
|                       |    (Instr. 4)     |                   |                 |
</TABLE>





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Explanation of Responses:

*     The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of
      these securities except to the extent of his pecuniary
      interest therein.

**    Shares tendered pursuant to tender offer by the Company as
      of February 3, 2000 to all stockholders for 590,000 shares
      of Common Stock.

Signature of Reporting Person:

James D. Bennett

By: /s/ James D. Bennett
    ___________________________
      James D. Bennett


Date:  March 9, 2000

**    Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute
      Federal Criminal Violations.  See U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C.
      78ff(a).

Note:  File three copies of this Form, one of which must be
manually signed.  If space is sufficient, see Instruction 6 for
procedure.























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