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EXHIBIT 99.1


Certification  of  Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Rick's
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Cabaret International, Inc. pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
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1992  and  Section  1350  of  18  U.S.C.  63.
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I, Eric S. Langan, the Chief Executive Officer and acting Chief Financial
Officer of Rick's Cabaret International, Inc., hereby certify that Rick's
Cabaret International, Inc.'s periodic report on Form 10QSB for the period
ending December 31, 2002, fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a)
or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and that information contained
in the periodic report on Form 10QSB fairly presents, in all material respects,
the financial condition and results of the operations of Rick's Cabaret
International, Inc.



                                           RICK'S CABARET INTERNATIONAL, INC.


                                           By:  /s/  Eric Langan
Date:  February 11, 2003                   -------------------------------------
                                           Eric S. Langan
                                           Chief Executive Officer and
                                           acting Chief Financial Officer


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CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

I, Eric Langan, certify that:

1.  I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-QSB of Rick's Cabaret
International, Inc.
2.  Based on my knowledge, this quarterly report does not contain any untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make
the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements
were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this quarterly
report;
3.  Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial
information included in this quarterly report, fairly present in all material
respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the
registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this quarterly report;
4.  The registrant's other certifying officers and I am responsible for
establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in
Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14) for the registrant and have:
     a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that
material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated
subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly
during the period in which this quarterly report is being prepared;
     b) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and
procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this
quarterly report (the "Evaluation Date"); and
     c) presented in this quarterly report our conclusions about the
effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on our evaluation
as of the Evaluation Date;
5.  The registrant's other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on
our most recent evaluation, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee
of registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent
functions):
     a) all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal
controls which could adversely affect the registrant's ability to record,
process, summarize and report financial data and have identified for the
registrant's auditors any material weaknesses in internal controls; and
     b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other
employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal controls; and
6.  The registrant's other certifying officers and I have indicated in this
quarterly report whether there were significant changes in internal controls or
in other factors that could significantly affect internal controls subsequent to
the date of our most recent evaluation, including any corrective actions with
regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.

Date: February 11, 2003


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/s/ Eric Langan
Eric S. Langan
Chief Executive Officer


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CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

I, Eric Langan, certify that:

1.  I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-QSB of Rick's Cabaret
International, Inc.;
2.  Based on my knowledge, this quarterly report does not contain any untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make
the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements
were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this quarterly
report;
3.  Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial
information included in this quarterly report, fairly present in all material
respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the
registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this quarterly report;
4.  The registrant's other certifying officers and I am responsible for
establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in
Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14) for the registrant and have:
     a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that
material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated
subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly
during the period in which this quarterly report is being prepared;
     b) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and
procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this
quarterly report (the "Evaluation Date"); and
     c) presented in this quarterly report our conclusions about the
effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on our evaluation
as of the Evaluation Date;
5.  The registrant's other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on
our most recent evaluation, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee
of registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent
functions):
     a) all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal
controls which could adversely affect the registrant's ability to record,
process, summarize and report financial data and have identified for the
registrant's auditors any material weaknesses in internal controls; and
     b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other
employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal controls; and
6. The registrant's other certifying officers and I have indicated in this
quarterly report whether there were significant changes in internal controls or
in other factors that could significantly affect internal controls subsequent to
the date of our most recent evaluation, including any corrective actions with
regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.


Date: February 11, 2003


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/s/ Eric Langan
Eric S. Langan
Chief Financial Officer


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