RIVIERA HOLDINGS CORPORATION
Form 10-Q/A (Amendment No. 1)

Exhibit 99.1
                            CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                             18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                 SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly  Report of Riviera  Holdings  Corporation  (the
"Company") on Form 10-Q for the period  ending  September 30, 2002 as filed with
the  Securities  and  Exchange  Commission  on the date hereof  (the  "Report"),
William  L.  Westerman,  Chief  Executive  Officer  of the  Company,  certifies,
pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted pursuant to 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act
of 2002, that:

1)    The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d)
      of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

2)    The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material
      respects, the financial condition and result of operations of the Company.


                                                  ____________________________
                                                  By: /s/ William L. Westerman
                                                  William L. Westerman
                                                  Chairman of the Board and
                                                  Chief Executive Officer