The Riviera Hotel and Casino Earns Prestigious AAA Three Diamond Award

LAS VEGAS, April 9, 2008 /PRNewswire/ -- The Riviera Hotel and Casino
was awarded with the 2008 AAA Three Diamond Award, making the classic Las
Vegas vacation spot 1 of twenty-one Strip place hotels to be recognized with
the distinct cordial reception industry award. "In a metropolis that be givens to implode its history, the Riviera has
maintained its committedness to excellence for the past five decades; we
continue to gain awards from the cordial reception industry," said Robert
Vannucci, president of the Riviera. "With our in progress multi-million dollar
renovations and the continued difficult work of our employees, we endeavor to
provide the extreme quality in the cordial reception industry." A classic Las Vegas resort, the Riviera Hotel and Casino have made an
indelible grade on the landscape of Las Vegas with a history spanning more
than 50 years. Celebrating their aureate day of remembrance in 2005, the property
continues to reinvent itself with an on-going $200-million makeover. The
remodel includes more than than 2,000 remodeled rooms, 150,000 foursquare feet of
refurbished gambling casino space with a very important person slot country and updated convention
facilities, demonstrating the Riviera's committedness to supply high quality
amenities, along with first-class service for decennaries to come. AAA's Diamond Evaluation is one of North America's most desired symbols of
excellence in hospitality. The evaluation system uses a fulltime squad of
inspectors who carry on yearly on-site evaluations using published criteria. As one of the world's biggest travel-information publishers, AAA
distributes nearly 160 million transcripts of travel-related materials to
members and consumers annually, including nearly 23 million transcripts of AAA
travel books. About The Riviera Hotel and Casino The Riviera Hotel and Casino basks a legendary past times as one of the
first top-notch Las Vegas hotels in the State of Nevada, known for its big
name amusement and friendly hospitality, as well as its worldwide name
recognition. Having famed its aureate twenty-four hours of remembrance in 2005, the historic
Riviera is one of the State's Prime Minister finish musca volitans offering the
passion and exhilaration of homesick Las Vegas and the Rat Battalion Era,
combined with a modern day, multi-million dollar remodeling of suite and
convention facilities, bringing the place up to par with today's
mega-resort competition. Over 2000 refurbished outsize suite offering upper limit comfortableness and
breathtaking positions of the aglitter Las Vegas Strip with its western
scenic panoramas. Each adjustment have been attractively decorated,
including all the of import comforts Las Vegas have to offer for both
leisure and concern travelers. Our invitees can also bask the Riviera's
Convention Center, a self-contained full-service experience, all under one
roof, serving tradeshows, conferences and major corporate and industry
shows alike. Forward-Looking Statements The forward-looking statements in this news release, which reflect our
best judgement based on factors currently known to us, affect significant
risks and uncertainnesses including the execution and hereafter consequences of
the working capital outgo plan, the future consequences of our in progress strategic
process for maximizing stockholder value, pending judicial proceeding involving
takeover attempts that we have got opposed, hotel and gambling casino marketplace conditions,
the consequence on Riviera Black Hawk of the Centennial State smoke prohibition that becomes
effective on January 1, 2008, additions in energy costs, general economic
and political conditions, regulating demands and other hazards and
uncertainties elaborate from clip to clip in our filings with the Securities
and Exchange Commission. Our existent consequences may differ materially from what
is expressed or silent in our forward-looking statements. We make not plan
to update our forward-looking statements even though our state of affairs or plans
may change in the future, unless applicable law necessitates us to make so. "Safe Harbor" Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform
Act of 1995: Statements in this fourth estate release regarding Riviera Holdings
Corporation's concern which are not historical facts are "forward-looking
statements" that affect hazards and uncertainties. For a treatment of such
risks and uncertainties, which could do existent consequences to differ from
those contained in the forward-looking statements, see "Risk Factors" in
the Company's Annual Report or Form 10-K for the most recently ended fiscal
year. For more than information:
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