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EXHIBIT 23.1

            INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM'S CONSENT


We  consent  to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on
Form  S-3  Amendment No. 1 of our report dated December 2, 2005, with respect to
our  audit  of  the consolidated balance sheets of Rick's Cabaret International,
Inc.  as  of September 30, 2005 and 2004, and related consolidated statements of
operations,  changes  in stockholders' equity, and cash flows for the years then
ended,  which report is incorporated by reference in the Prospectus, and is part
of  this  Registration  Statement.  We also consent to the reference to our firm
under  the  heading  "Experts"  in  such  Prospectus.

/s/ Whitley Penn LLP

Dallas, Texas
June 21, 2006


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