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RICK'S
CABARET


RICK'S  CABARET  INTERNATIONAL  SELLS  ITS  "HOUSTON  SOUTH"  CLUB

HOUSTON  -  (April  6, 2005) - RICK'S CABARET INTERNATIONAL, INC. [RICK: NASDAQ]
said  today  it  has sold its Houston South club for $550,000 to MBG ACQUISITION
LLC,  a  Delaware  limited  liability  company. The transaction was completed on
March  31,  2005.

As  part  of  the  purchase agreement, the club at 15301 Gulf Freeway in Houston
will  immediately  be  renamed  by  the  new  owners.

"We divested the Houston South location because it no longer matched the profile
for our flagship brand, which is larger upscale clubs located in busy travel and
commercial  centers," said ERIC LANGAN, CEO of Rick's Cabaret. "We are exploring
other  possibilities for an additional Rick's Cabaret in the Houston market that
will  be  in  line  with  our  corporate  strategy."

Rick's  Cabaret  operates  several  other clubs in the Houston market, including
RICK'S  CABARET  NORTH,  a  large  club near Houston International Airport; CLUB
ONYX,  a  newly  renovated  club  in  the  Galleria section that caters to urban
gentlemen;  an  XTC CABARET all nude club in North Houston, and a dual-use venue
near  Hobby  Airport  that  includes  an XTC Cabaret and HUMMERS SPORTS BAR. The
company  also owns a Rick's Cabaret in Minneapolis, manages a 30,000-square-foot
club in Charlotte with an option to buy, and has purchased a club in midtown New
York  City  that  will open this summer as a Rick's Cabaret. A Rick's Cabaret on
Bourbon  Street  in  New  Orleans  operates  as  a  licensed  club.


ABOUT  RICK'S  CABARET
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Rick's  Cabaret  International,  Inc.  (www.ricks.com) owns and operates upscale
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adult nightclubs serving primarily businessmen and professionals that offer live
adult  entertainment,  restaurant and bar operations. The company owns, operates
or licenses adult nightclubs in New York City, New Orleans, Houston, Minneapolis
and  other  cities  under  the  names  "Rick's  Cabaret," "XTC," "Club Onyx" and
"Hummers."  No  sexual  contact  is permitted at any of these locations.  Rick's
Cabaret  also  owns an adult Internet membership Web site, www.couplestouch.com,
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and a network of nine online auction sites for adult products under the flagship
URL  www.naughtybids.com.  Rick's  Cabaret  common stock is traded on the NASDAQ
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SmallCap  market  under  the  symbol  RICK.  For  further  information  contact
ir@ricks.com.
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FORWARD-LOOKING  STATEMENTS:
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This press release may contain forward-looking information within the meaning of
Section  21E  of  the  Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that involves significant
risks  and  uncertainties,  and  is  subject to the safe harbors created by this
section. Important factors that could cause actual results for Rick's Cabaret to
differ  materially  from those indicated in this press release include the risks
and  uncertainties as to the future operational and financial results of our Web
sites,  conditions  relevant to real estate transactions, the future operational
performance  of  our  partners,  the  laws  governing  the  operation  of  adult
entertainment  businesses,  competitive  and economic factors, dependence on key
personnel and the ability to manage operations. Rick's Cabaret has no obligation
to  update or revise the forward-looking statements to reflect the occurrence of
future  events  or  circumstances.  Please refer to the documents Rick's Cabaret
files  from  time  to  time  with  the  Securities  and  Exchange Commission, in
particular the most recent quarterly reports on Form 10-QSB and annual report on
Form  10-KSB,  which  are  available  at  the  Company's website, www.ricks.com.
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CONTACT  FOR  FURTHER INFORMATION:     Allan Priaulx, 212-338-0050, ir@ricks.com
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