AGREEMENT The undersigned parties do hereby agree that a Schedule 13D, and any amendment thereto, pertaining to the shares of Common Stock of RIVIERA HOLDINGS CORPORATION beneficially owned by said parties shall be jointly filed on behalf of each of...

                                                                       Exhibit A


                                    AGREEMENT


     The undersigned parties do hereby agree that a Schedule 13D, and any
amendment thereto, pertaining to the shares of Common Stock of RIVIERA HOLDINGS
CORPORATION beneficially owned by said parties shall be jointly filed on behalf
of each of the undersigned.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has executed this Agreement
this 27th day of December 2002.




                                 /s/ XXXXXX X. XXXXX
                                 Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx




                                 XXXXX HOTELS & CASINO RESORTS HOLDINGS, L.P.

                                      By:  XXXXX HOTELS & CASINO RESORTS, INC.,
                                           its general partner


                                           /s/ XXXX X. XXXXX
                                           Xxxx X. Xxxxx
                                           Executive Vice President and
                                           Corporate Treasurer

                                 XXXXX HOTELS & CASINO RESORTS, INC.

                                           /s/ XXXX X. XXXXX
                                           Xxxx X. Xxxxx
                                           Executive Vice President and
                                           Corporate Treasurer


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