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EXHIBIT  31.1

Certification  of  Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Rick's
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Cabaret  International, Inc. pursuant to Rule 13a - 14(1) or Rule 15d - 14(a) of
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the  Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the
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Sarbanes-Oxley  Act  of  2002.
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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  are  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  end  of the period 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: May 17, 2004


By:  /s/  Eric S. Langan
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     Eric S. Langan
     Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer


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