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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001140361-06-009429
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	CORRESP
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20060621

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			RICKS CABARET INTERNATIONAL INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000935419
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	RETAIL-EATING & DRINKING PLACES [5810]
		IRS NUMBER:				760037324
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			TX
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0930

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		CORRESP

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		10959 CUTTEN ROAD
		CITY:			HOUSTON
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			77066
		BUSINESS PHONE:		2813976730

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		10959 CUTTEN ROAD
		CITY:			HOUSTON
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			77066
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                       RICK'S CABARET INTERNATIONAL, INC.
                               10959 CUTTEN ROAD
                              HOUSTON, TEXAS 77066

                                 June 21, 2006

BY FAX:  202-772-9202

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Office of Structured Finance and
     Transportation and Leisure
Attn: Letty G. Lynn
Mail Stop 3561
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549

     RE:  RICK'S CABARET INTERNATIONAL, INC.
          FORM  S-3  REGISTRATION  STATEMENT
          ----------------------------------
          (Commission File No. 333-135036)
          Filed on June 15, 2006

Dear Ms. Lynn:

     On  behalf  of Rick's Cabaret International, Inc. (the "Company"), I hereby
request  that  the effectiveness of the Registration Statement referred to above
be  accelerated to 9:00 a.m., Eastern Standard Time on Friday, June 23, 2006, or
as  soon  thereafter  as  practicable.

     The Company acknowledges the following:

          -    Should  the  Commission  or  the  staff,  acting  by  delegated
               authority,  declare the registration statement effective, it does
               not  foreclose  the  Commission  from  taking  any  action on the
               registration  statement.
          -    The  action  of  the Commission or the staff, acting by delegated
               authority in declaring the registration statement effective, does
               not  relieve  the  Company  from  its full responsibility for the
               accuracy  of  the  registration  statement's  disclosure.
          -    The  Company  may  not assert the action of the Commission or the
               staff acting by delegated authority in declaring the registration
               statement  effective  as a defense in an proceedings initiated by
               the  Commission  or  any  person under the United States' federal
               securities  laws.

     If  you  have  any  questions  or  need  any additional information, please
contact  me  at  your  earliest  convenience.  I  thank  you in advance for your
attention  to  this  matter.

                                        Very truly yours,

                                        /s/ Eric Langan
                                        ---------------
                                        Eric  Langan
                                        President and Chief Executive Officer

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