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Exhibit 23.1



            CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM


We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference of our report dated November
21,  2003  on  the  consolidated  financial  statements  of  Rick's  Cabaret
International,  Inc.  (the  "Company"),  for  the year ended September 30, 2003,
incorporated by reference in the Company's Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the
Registration Statement on Form S-8 to be filed with the United States Securities
and  Exchange  Commission.

/s/ Whitley Penn
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WHITLEY  PENN

Dallas, Texas
September 20, 2004


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