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<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001015402-99-000235.txt : 19990305
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001015402-99-000235
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	19990302
ITEM INFORMATION:		
FILED AS OF DATE:		19990304

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			RICKS CABARET INTERNATIONAL INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000935419
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	RETAIL-EATING & DRINKING PLACES [5810]
		IRS NUMBER:				760037324
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			TX
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0930

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-13992
		FILM NUMBER:		99557199

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		3113 BERING DR
		CITY:			HOUSTON
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			77057
		BUSINESS PHONE:		7137850444

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		3113 BERING DR
		CITY:			HOUSTON
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			77057
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

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                                    FORM 8-K

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                                 CURRENT REPORT
                       Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
                       The Securities Exchange Act of 1934


                         Date of Report:  March 2, 1999


                       RICK'S CABARET INTERNATIONAL, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



               Texas                    0-26958                 76-0037324
(State or other jurisdiction of  (Commission File Number)    (IRS  Employer
 incorporation or organization)                            Identification  No.)


                                3113 Bering Drive
                              Houston, Texas 77057
          (Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

                                 (713) 785-0444
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
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Item  5.     On  March  2,  1999,  the  Board  of  Directors  of  Rick=s Cabaret
International,  Inc.,  approved  a  two  for one (2:1) reverse stock split to be
effective  and  of  record  on  March  15,  1999.

                                   SIGNATURES
                                   ----------

     Pursuant  to  the  requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report on Form 8-K to be signed on its behalf by
the  undersigned  hereunto  duly  authorized.


                                          RICK'S  CABARET  INTERNATIONAL,  INC.


Date: March 4, 1999                       By: /s/  Robert L. Watters
                                                   Robert L. Watters, President

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