Rick's Cabaret Reports Record Monthly Nightclub Revenues with Sales of More Than $2.5 Million in December

HOUSTON -(January 9, 2007)- Rick's Cabaret International, Inc. [NASDAQ:RICK], the publicly traded national chain of gentlemen's clubs, recorded sales in its nightclubs of $2,534,659 in December 2006, setting a new record for the company.

Sales were up nearly 31 percent from the previous December, led by an 80 percent increase in revenues at the company's flagship New York City club, as well as strong sales at the new Club Onyx in Charlotte, NC, which was launched in mid-December after its conversion to the Onyx brand from Rick's Cabaret.

"We are very happy with our overall performance in December and believe we are well on our way to achieving our goal of approximately a 40 percent companywide revenue increase during fiscal 2007," said Eric Langan, President and CEO of Rick's Cabaret. "The total for the month exceeded our previous best month, which was September 2005 when we had nightclub sales of $2,183,660."

Quarterly revenues from the company's nightclub segment for the first quarter ending December 31, 2006 are $6,829,350, an increase of nearly 23 percent compared with the $5,562,390 registered in the first quarter of 2005.
Monthly same club sales for the chain in December were $2,240,282, a nearly 16 percent increase over December 2005, when sales at existing clubs totaled $1,936,634. New clubs in Austin and San Antonio have also begun to contribute to the company‚s top line, with $294,377 in revenues in December.

The company said that because of subsequent reconciliations, previous year figures may be slightly different from those originally announced.

About Rick's Cabaret
Rick's Cabaret International, Inc. (NASDAQ: RICK, www.ricks.com) operates upscale adult nightclubs serving primarily businessmen and professionals that offer live adult entertainment, restaurant and bar operations. The company owns and operates or licenses adult nightclubs in New York City, New Orleans, Charlotte, Houston, Minneapolis and other cities under the names "Rick's Cabaret," "XTC" and "Club Onyx." No sexual contact is permitted at any of these locations. Rick's Cabaret also owns the adult Internet membership Web site, www.couplestouch.com, and a network of online adult auction sites under the flagship URL www.naughtybids.com. Rick's Cabaret common stock is traded on NASDAQ under the symbol RICK. For further information contact [email protected] or visit www.ricks.com.

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