and recognition as a landmark. Portions of the following features were filmed at The Riviera: Ocean's 11 (1960) Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice (1969) Diamonds Are Forever (1971) Butterfly (1982) Casino (1995) Showgirls (1995) Mars Attacks! (1996) Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997) Con Air (1997) Vegas Vacation (1997) Go (1999) 3000 Miles to Graceland (2001) Crazy Girls Undercover (2008) 21 (2008) The Hangover (2009) Ghost Adventures (2012, 2016) Sky (2015) Jason Bourne (2016) The majority of the television series Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling was shot in the Riviera Hotel during its four-year run and subsequent 1991 pay-per-view. The game show Hollywood Squares also taped its final syndicated season at the Riviera, from 1980 to 1981. There was also a radio booth inside the casino where live telecasts were made featuring various guests. Sports The Riviera was the site of the first boxing match between Larry Holmes and Michael Spinks on September 21, 1985. Spinks won in an upset on a unanimous decision, winning Holmes's International Boxing Federation heavyweight championship, and preventing Holmes from tying Rocky Marciano's undefeated 49–0 record. In 1994, the Riviera was the host of the practice field for the short lived Las Vegas Posse of the Canadian Football League during the league's brief U.S. expansion . Built on a former parking lot on Riviera property, the Posse practiced on a smaller-than-regulation field (only 70 yards long) where a sign read "Field of ImPOSSEable Dreams." The team folded after the 1994 season. Gallery See also References External links Riviera Hotel and Casino – Official Site Chicago Mob influence on Las Vegas Reuters: Riviera shareholders reject offer (August 29, 2006) Riviera Hotel and Casino bankruptcy in Las Vegas Riviera Hotel and Casino bankruptcy in the news Riviera Holdings Corporation files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Las Vegas' Riviera Hotel & Casino owner files for bankruptcy Hotels established in 1955 Hotels disestablished in 2015 Defunct casinos in the Las Vegas Valley Landmarks in Nevada Las Vegas Strip Skyscraper hotels in Winchester, Nevada 1955 establishments in Nevada 2015 disestablishments in Nevada Buildings and structures demolished in 2016 Casino hotels Defunct hotels in the Las Vegas Valley Demolished hotels in Clark County, Nevada Buildings and structures demolished by controlled implosion