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RIVIERA HOTEL AND CASINO LAS VEGAS GOES TO WIRELESS WITH GOLDEN TREE COMMUNICATIONS

Famous casino recognizes high rollers’ need for high-speed Internet access

Irvine, Calif. – (December 1, 2004) – Golden Tree Communications announced today that it has signed a contract with the Riviera Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas to provide Wireless (WiFi) high-speed internet access to all 2073 guest rooms. Guests at the famous hotel and casino will now be able to stay connected wirelessly while in their rooms or on the move during breaks from the action.

“[Our] decision to deploy the Golden Tree Communications Wireless High Speed Internet Access System was based on several factors”, said Brian Benschneider, Riviera Hotel & Casino's Vice President Hotel Operations. “We were impressed with Golden Tree Communications’ solid performance history …[and] we felt comfortable because of their strong engineering emphasis and their commitment to after the sale support”.

“Providing quality wireless high-speed Internet coverage to over 2000 rooms is no easy feat”, said Rein Narma, Vice President of Sales, Golden Tree Communications. “Our track record as the number one provider of WiFi to the hotel industry and our unique method for deploying the Cisco 1230g (CSCO) access points gave them to the confidence to select us over the many competing vendors including the established locals”.

About Golden Tree Communications

Golden Tree Communications is a California corporation based in Irvine, California and a leading provider of easy-to-use, secure, and affordable high-speed Internet access systems for hotel, apartments, and other MDU communities. Over 1000 properties have selected Golden Tree’s broadband solution and Golden Tree is the number one provider of complete hotel wireless Internet systems in North America. Golden Tree systems can be found in the United States, United Kingdom, Mexico, South Africa, Portugal, Egypt, and the Cayman Islands. For further information, please contact Golden Tree Communications via telephone at (888) 621-7388, via e-mail at GTCSales@GoldenTreeCom.com, or via the World Wide Web at www.GoldenTreeCom.com.

About Riviera Holdings

Riviera Holdings Corporation owns and operates the Riviera Hotel and Casino on the Las Vegas Strip and the Riviera Black Hawk Casino in Black Hawk, Colorado.