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

Exhibit 99.2
                            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"),  Duane
Krohn,  Chief Financial 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.





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                                                   By: /s/ Duane Krohn
                                                   Duane Krohn
                                                   Treasurer and
                                                   Chief Financial Officer