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| **Exhibit                21** | **Subsidiaries                of the Registrant** |   |
|-------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|--------|

| Name                                                    | State                of Organization |
|---------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|                                                    |                                 |
| Bobby's                Novelty, Inc.                    | Texas                                |
|                                                    |                                 |
| Broadstreets                Cabaret, Inc.               | Texas                                |
|                                                    |                                 |
| Citation                Land LLC                        | Texas                                |
|                                                    |                                 |
| Joint                Ventures, Inc.                     | Texas                                |
|                                                    |                                 |
| Peregrine                Enterprises, Inc               | New                York              |
|                                                    |                                 |
| RCI                Billing, Inc.                        | Texas                                |
|                                                    |                                 |
| RCI                Dating Services, Inc.                | Texas                                |
|                                                    |                                 |
| RCI                Debit Services, Inc.                 | Texas                                |
|                                                    |                                 |
| RCI                Entertainment (Austin), Inc.         | Texas                                |
|                                                    |                                 |
| RCI                Entertainment (Ft. Worth), Inc.      | Texas                                |
|                                                    |                                 |
| RCI                Entertainment (Minnesota), Inc.      | Minnesota                            |
|                                                    |                                 |
| RCI                Entertainment (New York), Inc.       | New                York              |
|                                                    |                                 |
| RCI                Entertainment (North Carolina), Inc. | North                Carolina        |
|                                                    |                                 |
| RCI                Entertainment (San Antonio), Inc.    | Texas                                |
|                                                    |                                 |
| RCI                Entertainment Texas, Inc.            | Texas                                |
|                                                    |                                 |
| RCI                Holdings, Inc.                       | Texas                                |
|                                                    |                                 |
| RCI                Internet Holding, Inc.               | Texas                                |
|                                                    |                                 |
| RCI                Internet Services, Inc.              | Texas                                |
|                                                    |                                 |
| Spiros                Partners Ltd.                     | Texas                                |
|                                                    |                                 |
| SRD                Vending Company                      | Texas                                |
|                                                    |                                 |
| Tantra                Dance, Inc.                       | Texas                                |
|                                                    |                                 |
| Tantra                Parking, Inc.                     | Texas                                |
|                                                    |                                 |
| Texas                S&I, Inc.                      | Texas                                |
|                                                    |                                 |
| Top                Shelf LLC                            | North                Carolina        |
|                                                    |                                 |
| Trumps                Inc.                              | Texas                                |
|                                                    |                                 |
| XTC                Cabaret, Inc.                        | Texas                                |

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