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                             SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT

                        RICKS CABARET INTERNATIONAL, INC.

Ricks Cabaret International, Inc.
10959 Cutten Road
Houston, Texas 77066

     The  undersigned,  ________________________  (the "Subscriber") understands
that  Ricks  Cabaret International, Inc., a Texas Corporation (the "Company") is
offering  for  sale  to  the  undersigned  ______________ shares of Common Stock
(Common  Stock)  at  a  purchase price of $2.00 per share, for a total aggregate
purchase  price  of  $_____________. The Subscriber acknowledges and understands
that  the  offering  of  the Common Stock (the "Offering") is being made without
registration  of  the  Common Stock under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
(the  "Act"),  or  any  securities "blue sky" or other similar laws of any state
("State  Securities  Laws").

1.   SUBSCRIPTION.  Subject  to  the terms and conditions hereof, the Subscriber
     hereby  subscribes  for  and  agrees  to  purchase ______________ shares of
     Common  Stock  for  the  aggregate  purchase  price  of $_____________ upon
     acceptance  of  this  Subscription  Agreement.

2.   PAYMENT  FOR  THE  COMMON  STOCK.  The  undersigned  encloses  herewith
     $____________  required  to  purchase  the  Common  Stock  subscribed  for
     hereunder.  If  this  subscription  is  not accepted by the Company for any
     reason,  all  documents  will  be  returned  to  the  Subscriber.

3.   REPRESENTATIONS  AND  WARRANTIES  OF  THE SUBSCRIBER. The Subscriber hereby
     represents  and warrants to and covenants with the Company, as well as each
     officer,  director  and  agent  of  the  Company  as  follows:

          (a)  General
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               (i)  The  Subscriber  has  all  requisite authority to enter into
          this  Subscription  Agreement  and  to  perform  all  the  obligations
          required  to  be  performed  by  the  Subscriber  hereunder.

               (ii)  The  Subscriber  is  the  sole party in interest and is not
          acquiring  the  Common  Stock  as  an agent or otherwise for any other
          person.  The  Subscriber is a resident of the state set forth opposite
          its  name  on  the  signature  page  hereto  and (a) if a corporation,
          partnership,  trust or other form of business organization, it has its
          principal  office  within  such state; (b) if an individual, he or she
          has  his  or  her  principal  residence  in  such  state; and (c) if a
          corporation, partnership, trust or other form of business organization
          which  was  organized for the specific purpose or acquiring the Common
          Stock,  all  of  the  beneficial  owners  are residents of such state.

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               (iii)  The  Subscriber  recognizes that the total amount of funds
          tendered  to  purchase  the  Common Stock is placed at the risk of the
          business  and may be completely lost. The purchase of the Common Stock
          of  the  Company  as  an  investment  involves  extreme  risk.

               (iv)  The  Subscriber  realizes  that  the  Common  Stock  cannot
          readily  be  sold  as  the  shares  of  Common  Stock  are  restricted
          securities,  that  it  may  not  be possible to sell or dispose of the
          Common  Stock  and  therefore  the  Common Stock must not be purchased
          unless the Subscriber has liquid assets sufficient to assure that such
          purchase will cause no undue financial difficulties and the Subscriber
          can  provide  for  current  needs  and  personal  contingencies.

               (v)  The  Subscriber  confirms and represents that he is able (a)
          to  bear  the  economic  risk  of  his  investment,  (b)  to  hold the
          securities  for  an  indefinite  period  of  time, and (c) to afford a
          complete  loss  of his investment. The Subscriber also represents that
          he  has  (x)  adequate  means  of  providing for his current needs and
          personal  contingencies,  and  (y)  has  no need for liquidity in this
          particular  investment.

               (vi)  The  Subscriber  has  not  become  aware of the offering of
          Common  Stock  of  the  Company by any form of general solicitation or
          advertising,  including,  but not limited to advertisements, articles,
          notices  or  other communications published in any newspaper, magazine
          or  other  similar  media or broadcast over television or radio or any
          seminar  or  meeting  where  those individuals that have attended have
          been  invited  by any such or similar means of general solicitation or
          advertising.

          (b)  Information Concerning the Company.
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               (i)  The Subscriber acknowledges that he has received all current
          information  about the Company including the Company's (A) Form 10-KSB
          for  the  fiscal  year  ended September 30, 2004, as amended, (B) Form
          10-QSB  for  the  Company's quarters ended December 31, 2004 and March
          31,  2005; and (C) Forms 8-K of the Company filed January 24, 2005 and
          June  15,  2005  ("Filed  Documents").

               (ii)  The  Subscriber  or his representative is familiar with the
          business and financial condition, properties, operations and prospects
          of  the  Company,  and, at a reasonable time prior to the execution of
          this  Subscription Agreement, that he and his representative have been
          afforded  the opportunity to ask questions of and receive satisfactory
          answers  from  the  Company's officers and directors, or other persons
          acting  on the Company's behalf, concerning the business and financial
          condition,  properties,  operations  and  prospects of the Company and
          concerning  the  terms  and  conditions  of the offering of the Common
          Stock and has asked such questions as he or his representative desires
          to  ask  and  all  such  questions  have  been  answered  to  the full
          satisfaction  of  the  Subscriber.

               (iii)  The Subscriber has been furnished, has carefully read, and
          has  relied  solely  (except for information obtained pursuant to (iv)
          below,  on  the  information  contained  in  the  Filed Documents, and
          Subscriber  has  not  received  any  other  offering  literature  or
          prospectus,  and  no  verbal  or written representations or warranties
          have

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          been  made  to  Subscriber by the Company, or its employees or agents,
          other  than the representations of the Company set forth herein and in
          the  Filed  Documents.

               (iv)  The  Subscriber has had an unrestricted opportunity to: (i)
          obtain additional information concerning the offering of Common Stocks
          (the  "Offering"), the Common Stock, the Company and any other matters
          relating directly or indirectly to Subscriber's purchase of the Common
          Stock; and (ii) ask questions of, and receive answers from the Company
          concerning the terms and conditions of the Offering and to obtain such
          additional  information  as  may  have  been  necessary  to verify the
          accuracy  of  the  information  contained  in  the  Filed  Documents.

               (v)  The  Subscriber  understands  that,  unless  the  Subscriber
          notifies  the  Company  in  writing  to  the  contrary,  all  the
          representations  and  warranties  contained  in  this  Subscription
          Agreement will be deemed to have been reaffirmed and confirmed, taking
          into  account  all  information  received  by  the  Subscriber.

               (vi)  The  Subscriber understands that the purchase of the Common
          Stock  involves  various  risks,  including, but not limited to, those
          outlined  in  this  Subscription  Agreement.

               (vii)  The  Subscriber  acknowledges  that  no representations or
          warranties  have  been made to the Subscriber by the Company as to the
          tax  consequences of this investment, or as to profits, losses or cash
          flow  which  may  be  received  or  sustained  as  a  result  of  this
          investment.

               (viii)  All documents, records and books pertaining to a proposed
          investment  in  the  Common  Stock  which  the  Subscriber  or  his
          representative  has  requested  have  been  made  available  to  the
          Subscriber.

               (ix)  The  Subscriber  or  his  representative  has been provided
          access  to all information requested in evaluating his purchase of the
          Common  Stock.

     (c)  Status of the Subscriber
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               (i)  The  Subscriber  represents  that  the  Subscriber  is  an
          Accredited Investor as that term is defined in the Act as that term is
          defined in the Act (check each category of "Accredited Investor" below
          which  is  applicable  to  the  Subscriber):

               ( )  (A)  a  natural  person whose individual net worth, or joint
          net  worth  with  that  person's  spouse,  at the time of his purchase
          exceeds  $1,000,000;  or

               ( )  (B)  a natural person who had an individual income in excess
          of  $200,000 in each of the two most recent years or joint income with
          that  person's spouse in excess of $300,000 in each of those years and
          has  a reasonable expectation of reaching the same income level in the
          current  year.

               (ii)  If  not  an  Accredited  Investor,  the Subscriber has such
          knowledge  and  experience  in financial and business matters that the
          Subscriber  is  capable  of  evaluating  the

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          merits  and  risks  of this investment. The Subscriber is able to bear
          the  economic  risk  of  this  investment.  The Subscriber has had the
          opportunity  to consult with the Subscriber's own attorney, accountant
          and/or purchaser representative regarding this Subscriber's investment
          in  the  Common  Stock  and  their  suitability  for  purchase  by the
          Subscriber,  and to the extent necessary, the Subscriber has retained,
          at Subscriber's own expense, and relied upon, appropriate professional
          advice  regarding  the  investment,  tax  and  legal merits, risks and
          consequences  of  this  Subscription  Agreement  and of purchasing and
          owning  the  Common  Stock.

               (iii)  The  Subscriber  agrees  to  furnish  any  additional
          information requested to assure compliance with applicable Federal and
          State  Securities Laws in connection with the purchase and sale of the
          Common  Stock.

     (d)  Restrictions on Transfer or Sale of the Common Stock
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          (i) The Subscriber is acquiring the Common Stock subscribed solely for
          the  Subscriber's own beneficial account, for investment purposes, and
          not  with  view to, or for resale in connection with, any distribution
          of the Common Stock. The Subscriber understands that the offer and the
          sale  of the Common Stock has not been registered under the Act or any
          State  Securities  Laws  by  reason  of  specific exemptions under the
          provisions  thereof which depend in part upon the investment intent of
          the Subscriber and of the other representations made by the Subscriber
          in  this  Subscription  Agreement. The Subscriber understands that the
          Company  is relying upon the representations, covenants and agreements
          contained  in  this  Subscription  Agreement  (and  any  supplemental
          information)  for the purposes of determining whether this transaction
          meets  the  requirements  for  such  exemptions.

          (ii)  The  Subscriber  understands that the shares of Common Stock are
          "restricted  securities"  under applicable federal securities laws and
          that  the  Act and the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission
          (the  "Commission")  provide  in  substance  that  the  Subscriber may
          dispose of the Common Stock only pursuant to an effective registration
          statement  under  the Act or an exemption therefrom. While the Company
          has  agreed  to  grant  "piggy-back" registration rights to the Holder
          hereof,  the  Subscriber  acknowledges that the Company may not file a
          Registration  Statement  with  the  Commission  and  that if filed, no
          representation is made as to when such Registration Statement would be
          declared  effective by the Commission. The certificates evidencing the
          shares of Common stock offered hereby will bear a legend which clearly
          sets  forth  this  restriction.  The  Subscriber  understands that the
          Subscriber  may  not at any time demand the purchase by the Company of
          the  Subscriber's  Common  Stock.

          (iii)  The  Subscriber  agrees: (A) that the Subscriber will not sell,
          assign,  pledge,  give,  transfer  or  otherwise dispose of the Common
          Stock  or any interest therein, or make any offer or attempt to do any
          of  the  foregoing,  except  pursuant  to a registration of the Common
          Stock  under  the Act and all applicable State Securities Laws or in a
          transaction  which  is  exempt from the registration provisions of the
          Act and all applicable State Securities Laws; (B) that the Company and
          any  transfer agent for the Common Stock shall not be required to give
          effect  to  any  purported  transfer  of  any  of

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          the  Common  Stock  except  upon  compliance  with  the  foregoing
          restrictions;  and (C) that a restrictive legend will be placed on the
          certificates  representing  the  Common  Stock.

          (iv)  The  Subscriber  has  not  offered  or  sold  any portion of the
          subscribed  for  Common Stock and has no present intention of dividing
          such  Common  Stock with others or of reselling or otherwise disposing
          of  any  portion  of  such  Common Stock either currently or after the
          passage  of  a  fixed  or  determinable  period  of  time  or upon the
          occurrence  or  nonoccurrence  of  any  predetermined  event  or
          circumstance.

4.   SURVIVAL AND INDEMNIFICATION. All representations, warranties and covenants
     contained  in  this  Agreement  and  the  indemnification contained in this
     Paragraph  4 shall survive (i) the acceptance of the Subscription Agreement
     by  the  Company  and  (ii)  the death or disability of the Subscriber. The
     Subscriber  acknowledges  the  meaning  and  legal  consequences  of  the
     representations,  warranties  and  covenants in Paragraph 3 hereof and that
     the  Company has relied upon such representations, warranties and covenants
     in  determining  the Subscriber's qualification and suitability to purchase
     the  Common  Stock.  The  Subscriber hereby agrees to indemnify, defend and
     hold  harmless  the Company, and its officers, directors, employees, agents
     and  controlling  persons,  from  and  against  any and all losses, claims,
     damages,  liabilities,  expenses  (including  attorneys'  fees  and
     disbursements),  judgment  or amounts paid in settlement of actions arising
     out  of  or  resulting from the untruth of any representation herein or the
     breach  of  any warranty or covenant herein. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
     however,  no  representation,  warranty,  covenant  or  acknowledgment made
     herein  by  the  Subscriber  shall  in any manner be deemed to constitute a
     waiver of any rights granted to it under the Securities or State Securities
     laws.

5.   NOTICES.  All notices and other communications provided for herein shall be
     in  writing  and  shall  be  deemed  to  have  been duly given if delivered
     personally  or  sent  by  registered  or  certified  mail,  return  receipt
     requested,  postage prepaid, or overnight air courier guaranteeing next day
     delivery:

     (a)  if to the Company, to it at the following address:

                         RICKS CABARET INTERNATIONAL, INC.
                         10959 Cutten Road
                         Houston, Texas 77066
                         Attn: Eric Langan
                         Telephone No. (281) 397 6730
                         Facsimile No: (281) 397 6765

     (b)  if to the Subscriber, at the address set forth on the last page hereof
          or  directly  to  the  Subscriber  at  the  address  set  forth on the
          signature  page hereto, or at such other address as either party shall
          have  specified  by  notice  in  writing  to  the  other.

     All  notice  and communications shall be deemed to have been duly given: at
     the  time  delivered by hand, if personally delivered; two days after being
     deposited  in  the mail, postage prepaid, if mailed; and the next day after
     timely  delivery  to  the  courier,  if  sent  by  overnight  air  courier
     guaranteeing  next  day  delivery.

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     If  a notice or communication is mailed in the manner provided above within
     the  time  prescribed,  it  is  duly  given,  whether  or not the addressee
     receives  it.

6.   ASSIGNABILITY.  This  Subscription  Agreement  is  not  assignable  by  the
     Subscriber,  and  may  not  be  modified, waived or terminated except by an
     instrument  in  writing  signed  by  each  of  the  parties  hereto.

7.   BINDING  EFFECT.  Except  as  otherwise  provided herein, this Subscription
     Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and
     their  heirs,  executors, administrators, successors, legal representatives
     and  assigns,  and  the  agreements,  representations,  warranties  and
     acknowledgments  contained  herein  shall  be  deemed  to be made by and be
     binding  upon  such  heirs,  executors,  administrators,  successors, legal
     representatives and assigns. If the Subscriber is more than one person, the
     obligation of the Subscriber shall be joint and several and the agreements,
     representations,  warranties  and acknowledgments contained herein shall be
     deemed  to  be  made by and be binding upon each such person and his heirs,
     executors,  administrators  and  successors.

8.   ENTIRE  AGREEMENT.  This  Subscription  Agreement  constitutes  the  entire
     agreement  of  the  Subscriber  and  the  Company  relating  to the matters
     contained  herein,  superseding  all prior contracts or agreements, whether
     oral  or  written.

9.   GOVERNING LAW. This Subscription Agreement shall be governed and controlled
     as  to  the validity, enforcement, interpretations, construction and effect
     and  in all other aspects by the substantive laws of the State of Texas. In
     any action between or among any of the parties, whether arising out of this
     Agreement  or  otherwise,  each  of the parties irrevocably consents to the
     exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the federal and state courts located in
     Harris  County,  Texas.

10.  SEVERABILITY.  If  any  provision  of  this  Subscription  Agreement or the
     application thereof to any Subscriber or circumstance shall be held invalid
     or  unenforceable  to  any  extent,  the  remainder  of  this  Subscription
     Agreement  and  the application of such provision to other subscriptions or
     circumstances  shall  not  be affected thereby and shall be enforced to the
     greatest  extent  permitted  by  law.

11.  HEADINGS.  The  headings  in  this  Subscription Agreement are inserted for
     convenience  and  identification  only  and  are  not intended to describe,
     interpret,  define,  or  limit  the  scope,  extent  or  intent  of  this
     Subscription  Agreement  or  any  provision  hereof.

12.  AMOUNT  OF COMMON STOCK SUBSCRIBED FOR. The Subscriber hereby subscribes to
     purchase  _____________  shares of Common Stock of the Company at $2.00 per
     share  for  a  total  consideration  of  $___________.

13.  COUNTERPARTS AND FACSIMILES. This Subscription Agreement may be executed in
     multiple  counterparts  and  in  any  number of counterparts, each of which
     shall  be  deemed  an  original  but  all  of  which  taken  together shall
     constitute  and  be  deemed  to  be one and the same instrument and each of
     which  shall  be  considered  and deemed an original for all purposes. This
     Agreement  shall  be  effective  with the facsimile signature of any of the
     parties  set  forth

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     below  and the facsimile signature shall be deemed as an original signature
     for  all  purposes and the Agreement shall be deemed as an original for all
     purposes.

     IN  WITNESS  WHEREOF,  the  undersigned  Subscriber  has  executed  this
Subscription  Agreement  this  ____  day  of  _____________,  2005.

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                                       Signature of Investor

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                                       Name (Please type or print)

                                      Signature  of Spouse or  Co-Owner if funds
                                      are to be invested as joint tenants by the
                                      entirety or community property.

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                                       Name (Please type or print)

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                                            Street Address

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                                       City               State          Zip

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     ACCEPTED by the Company this the ____ day of _______________, 2005.

RICKS  CABARET  INTERNATIONAL,  INC.

By: /s/Eric Langan
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   Eric Langan, President

                                        7EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

     This Employment Agreement (the "Agreement"), entered into as of the 1st day
of  April  2005,  by  and  between  RICK'S  CABARET INTERNATIONAL, INC., a Texas
corporation  (the  "Company"),  and  ERIC  LANGAN  ("Executive").

                              W I T N E S S E T H:

     WHEREAS, Company desires to employ Executive as provided herein; and

     WHEREAS, Executive desires to accept such employment.

     NOW,  THEREFORE,  for  and  in  consideration  of  the mutual covenants and
agreements  contained herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the
receipt  and  sufficiency  of  which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto
agree  as  follows:

     1.     EMPLOYMENT.  Company  hereby  employs Executive and Executive hereby
accepts  employment  with  Company upon the terms and conditions hereinafter set
forth.

     2.     DUTIES.  Subject  to  the power of the Board of Directors of Company
to  elect and remove officers, Executive will serve the Company as its President
and  Chief  Executive  Officer  and  will  faithfully and diligently perform the
services  and functions relating to such office or otherwise reasonably incident
to such office, provided that all such services and functions will be reasonable
and  within  Executive's  area of expertise.  Executive will, during the term of
this  Agreement  (or  any  extension  thereof),  devote  his full business time,
attention  and  skills  and  best  efforts  to  the promotion of the business of
Company.  The  foregoing  will  not  be  construed  as preventing Executive from
making  investments  in  other  businesses  or  enterprises  provided  that  (a)
Executive  agrees  not  to  become  engaged  in any other business activity that
interferes  with  his  ability  to  discharge his duties and responsibilities to
Company  and  (b)  Executive  does  not  violate  any  other  provision  of this
Agreement.

     3.     TERM.  Subject  to  the  terms  and  conditions  hereof, the term of
employment  of  Executive will commence as of the date hereof (the "Commencement
Date")  and will end on that date in the year 2006, unless earlier terminated by
either  party  pursuant  to  the  terms  hereof.  The  term of this Agreement is
referred  to  herein  as  the  "Term."

     4.     COMPENSATION  AND  BENEFITS  DURING  THE  EMPLOYMENT  TERM.

     (a)  Salary.  Commencing upon the date of this Agreement, Executive will be
          paid  an  annual  base  salary  of  $340,000,  payable  bi-weekly (the
          "Salary").  At  any  time  and  from  time  to  time the Salary may be
          increased  for  the  remaining portion of the term if so determined by
          the  Board  of  Directors  of  Company  after  a review of Executive's
          performance  of  his  duties  hereunder.

     (b)  Bonus. As further compensation, Executive will be eligible for bonuses
          as  determined  from  time  to  time  by  the  Board  of  Directors.

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     (c)  Expenses.  Upon  submission  of  a  detailed  statement and reasonable
          documentation,  Company will reimburse Executive in the same manner as
          other  executive  officers  for  all  reasonable  and  necessary  or
          appropriate  out-of-pocket  travel  and  other  expenses  incurred  by
          Executive  in  rendering  services  required  under  this  Agreement.

     (d)  Benefits; Insurance.

          (i)  Medical,  Dental  and  Vision  Benefits.  During  this Agreement,
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               Executive  and  his  dependents  will be entitled to receive such
               group  medical, dental and vision benefits as Company may provide
               to  its  other  executives,  provided such coverage is reasonably
               available,  or  be  reimbursed  if  Executive is carrying his own
               similar  insurance.

          (ii) Benefit  Plans.  The Executive will be entitled to participate in
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               any benefit plan or program of the Company which may currently be
               in  place  or  implemented  in  the  future.

          (iii)  Other  Benefits. During the Term, Executive will be entitled to
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               receive,  in addition to and not in lieu of base salary, bonus or
               other compensation, such other benefits and normal perquisites as
               Company currently provides or such additional benefits as Company
               may  provide  for  its  executive  officers  in  the  future.

     (e)  Vacation.  Executive  will be entitled to two weeks paid vacation each
          year  of  this  Agreement.

     5.     CONFIDENTIALITY.  In  the  course  of the performance of Executive's
duties  hereunder, Executive recognizes and acknowledges that Executive may have
access  to certain confidential and proprietary information of Company or any of
its  affiliates.  Without  the prior written consent of Company, Executive shall
not  disclose  any such confidential or proprietary information to any person or
firm,  corporation,  association,  or  other  entity  for  any reason or purpose
whatsoever,  and  shall  not  use  such information, directly or indirectly, for
Executive's  own  behalf  or on behalf of any other party.  Executive agrees and
affirms  that  all  such information is the sole property of Company and that at
the  termination  and/or  expiration  of  this  Agreement,  at Company's written
request, Executive shall promptly return to Company any and all such information
so  requested  by  Company.

     The  provisions  of  this  Section 5 shall not, however, prohibit Executive
from  disclosing  to  others  or  using  in  any  manner  information  that:

     (a)  has  been published or has become part of the public domain other than
          by  acts,  omissions  or  fault  of  Executive;

     (b)  has  been furnished or made known to Executive by third parties (other
          than  those  acting  directly  or  indirectly  for  or  on  behalf  of
          Executive)  as  a matter of legal right without restriction on its use
          or  disclosure;

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     (c)  was in the possession of Executive prior to obtaining such information
          from  Company in connection with the performance of this Agreement; or

     (d)  is required to be disclosed by law.

     6.     INDEMNIFICATION.  The Corporation shall to the full extent permitted
by  law  or  as set forth in the Articles of Incorporation and the Bylaws of the
Company,  indemnify, defend and hold harmless Executive from and against any and
all  claims,  demands,  liabilities,  damages,  loses  and  expenses  (including
reasonable  attorney's  fees,  court costs and disbursements) arising out of the
performance  by  him  of  his duties hereunder except in the case of his willful
misconduct.

     7.     TERMINATION.  This Agreement and the employment relationship created
hereby  will  terminate  (i)  upon  the  death  or disability of Executive under
section  7(a) or 7(b); (ii) with cause under Section 7(c); (iii) for good reason
under  Section  7(d);  (iv)  upon  the  voluntary  termination  of employment by
Executive  under  Section7(e);  or  without  cause  under  Section  7(f).

     (a)  Disability.  The  Company  shall  have  the  right  to  terminate  the
          employment of the Executive under this Agreement for disability in the
          event  Executive  suffers  an  injury,  illness, or incapacity of such
          character  as  to substantially disable him from performing his duties
          without reasonable accommodation by the Company hereunder for a period
          of  more  than  one  hundred  eighty  (180)  consecutive days upon the
          Company  giving  at  least  thirty  (30)  days  written  notice  of
          termination.

     (b)  Death. This Agreement will terminate on the Death of the Executive.

     (c)  With  Cause.  The  Company  may  terminate  this Agreement at any time
          because  of  (i)  Executive's  material  breach  of  any  term  of the
          Agreement,  (ii)  the  determination  by the Board of Directors in the
          exercise  of  its  reasonable judgment that Executive has committed an
          act  or  acts  constituting  a  felony  or other crime involving moral
          turpitude,  dishonesty  or  theft or fraud; or (iii) Executive's gross
          negligence  in  the  performance of his duties hereunder, provided, in
          each  case,  however,  that  the  Company  shall  not  terminate  this
          Agreement pursuant to this Section 7(c) unless the Company shall first
          have  delivered  to  the  Executive,  a  notice  which  specifically
          identifies  such breach or misconduct and the executive shall not have
          cured  the same within fifteen (15) days after receipt of such notice.

     (d)  Good  Reason.  The  Executive  may  terminate his employment for "Good
          Reason"  if:

          (i)  he  is  assigned, without his express written consent, any duties
               materially  inconsistent  with  his  positions,  duties,
               responsibilities,  or  status  with  the  Company  as of the date
               hereof,  or  a change in his reporting responsibilities or titles
               as  in  effect  as  of  the  date  hereof;  provided,

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               however,  that  Executive  must  provide the Company with written
               notice  of  his dispute of such re-assignment of duties or change
               in  his reporting responsibilities under this Section 7(d)(i) and
               give  the Company opportunity to cure such inconsistency. If such
               dispute  is  not  resolved  within  thirty (30) days, the Company
               shall  submit  such  dispute  to  arbitration  under  Section 14.

          (ii) his  compensation  is  reduced;

          (iii) the Company does not pay any material amount of compensation due
               hereunder and then fails either to pay such amount within the ten
               (10)  day  notice period required for termination hereunder or to
               contest  in  good  faith such notice. Further, if such contest is
               not  resolved  within  thirty (30) days, the Company shall submit
               such  dispute  to  arbitration  under  Section  14.

     (e)  Voluntary  Termination.  The  Executive  may  terminate his employment
          voluntarily.

     (f)  Without Cause. The Company may terminate this Agreement without cause.

     8.   OBLIGATIONS OF COMPANY UPON TERMINATION.

     (a)  In  the event of the termination of Executive's employment pursuant to
          Section 7 (a), (b), (c) or (e), Executive will be entitled only to the
          compensation  earned  by  him  hereunder  as  of  the  date  of  such
          termination  (plus life insurance or disability benefits if applicable
          and  provided  for  pursuant  to  Section  4(c)).

     (b)  In  the event of the termination of Executive's employment pursuant to
          Section  7  (d)  or  (f), Executive will be entitled to receive in one
          lump  sum  payment  the  full  remaining amount under the Term of this
          Agreement  to which he would have been entitled had this Agreement not
          been  terminated.

     9.     WAIVER OF BREACH.  The waiver by any party hereto of a breach of any
provision  of this Agreement will not operate or be construed as a waiver of any
subsequent  breach  by  any  party.

     10.     COSTS.  If  any  action at law or in equity is necessary to enforce
or  interpret the terms of this Agreement, the prevailing party will be entitled
to  reasonable attorney's fees, costs and necessary disbursements in addition to
any  other  relief  to  which  he  or  it  may  be  entitled.

     11.     NOTICES.  Any  notices,  consents, demands, requests, approvals and
other  communications  to  be  given under this Agreement by either party to the
other  will be deemed to have been duly given if given in writing and personally
delivered  or  within two days if sent by mail, registered or certified, postage
prepaid  with  return  receipt  requested,  as  follows:

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          If to Company:    Rick's Cabaret International, Inc.
                            10959 Cutten Road
                            Houston, Texas 77066
                            Attention:  Travis Reese, Executive Vice President

          If to Executive:  Eric Langan

                            -------------------------

                            -------------------------

     Notices  delivered  personally  will  be  deemed  communicated as of actual
receipt.

     12.     ENTIRE  AGREEMENT.  This  Agreement and the agreements contemplated
hereby  constitute  the  entire  agreement  of the parties regarding the subject
matter  hereof,  and  supersede  all  prior  agreements  and understanding, both
written and oral, among the parties, or any of them, with respect to the subject
matter  hereof.

     13.     SEVERABILITY.  If  any  provision  of  this Agreement is held to be
illegal,  invalid or unenforceable under present or future laws effective during
this  Agreement,  such provision will be fully severable and this Agreement will
be construed and enforced as if such illegal, invalid or unenforceable provision
never  comprised  a part hereof; and the remaining provisions hereof will remain
in  full  force  and  effect and will not be affected by the illegal, invalid or
unenforceable  provision  or by its severance herefrom.  Furthermore, in lieu of
such  illegal,  invalid  or  unenforceable  provision  there  will  be  added
automatically  as  part of this Agreement a provision as similar in its terms to
such  illegal,  invalid  or  unenforceable  provision  as may be possible and be
legal,  valid  and  enforceable.

     14.     ARBITRATION.  If  a  dispute  should arise regarding this Agreement
the parties agree that all claims, disputes, controversies, differences or other
matters  in  question arising out of this relationship shall be settled finally,
completely  and conclusively by arbitration in Houston, Texas in accordance with
the  Commercial  Arbitration  Rules of the American Arbitration Association (the
"Rules").  The  governing  law of this Agreement shall be the substantive law of
the  State  of  Texas, without giving effect to conflict of laws.  A decision of
the  arbitrator  shall  be  final,  conclusive  and  binding  on the Company and
Executive.  Any  arbitration  held  in  accordance  with this paragraph shall be
private  and confidential and no person shall be entitled to attend the hearings
except the arbitrator, Executive, Executive's attorneys, a representative of the
Company,  the  Company's  attorneys, and advisors to or witnesses for any party.
The  matters  submitted  to  arbitration,  the  hearings and proceedings and the
arbitration  award  shall  be kept and maintained in the strictest confidence by
Executive  and the Company and shall not be discussed, disclosed or communicated
to  any  persons  except  as  may  be  required  for  the  preparation of expert
testimony.  On  request  of  any  party,  the  record of the proceeding shall be
sealed  and  may  not  be  disclosed except insofar, and only insofar, as may be
necessary  to enforce the award of the arbitrator and any judgement enforcing an
award.  The  prevailing  party  shall  be  entitled  to  recover  reasonable and
necessary  attorneys'  fees  and  costs  from  the  non-prevailing party and the
determination  of such fees and costs and the award thereof shall be included in
the  claims  to  be  resolved  by  the  arbitrator  hereunder.

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     15.     CAPTIONS.  The  captions  in  this Agreement are for convenience of
reference  only  and  will  not  limit  or  otherwise affect any of the terms or
provisions  hereof.

     16.     GENDER  AND  NUMBER.  When  the context requires, the gender of all
words used herein will include the masculine, feminine and neuter and the number
of  all  words  will  include  the  singular  and  plural.

     17.     COUNTERPARTS.  This  Agreement  may  be  executed  in  one  or more
counterparts,  each  of  which  will be deemed an original and all of which will
constitute  one and the same instrument, but only one of which need be produced.

     18.     COMPANY  AUTHORIZATION.  The  Company  represents that the Board of
Directors  has  approved  this  Agreement.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have duly executed this Agreement as
of  the  day  and  year  first  above  written.

                                 COMPANY:

                                 RICK'S CABARET INTERNATIONAL, INC.

                                 By:  /s/ Travis Reese
                                      ------------------------------------------
                                      Travis Reese, Executive Vice President

                                 EXECUTIVE:

                                 By:  /s/ Eric Langan
                                      ------------------------------------------
                                      Eric Langan

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