Form 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Reese, Travis 		2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
RICK'S CABARET INTERNATIONAL, INC.   (RICK)

6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer

(Check all applicable)      

_ X _ Director                            ___ 10% Owner
_ X _ Officer (give title below)   ___ Other (specify below)

V.P.
(Last)             (First)            (Middle)

505 North Belt, Suite 630 		3. I.R.S. Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an entity
(voluntary)

4. Statement for Month/Day/Year

02/14/2003
(Street)

Houston, Texas 77060 		5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year)

  		7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing
(Check Applicable Line)
_ X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)             (State)             (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security
(Instr. 3) 		2. Transaction Date
(Month/Day/Year) 		2A. Deemed Execution
Date, if any
(Month/Day/Year) 		3. Transaction
Code
(Instr. 8) 		4. Securities Acquired (A)
or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 		5. Amount of Securities
Beneficially Owned
Following Reported
Transactions
(Instr. 3 and 4) 		6. Ownership Form:
Direct (D)
or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4) 		7. Nature of Indirect
Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A)
or
(D) 		Price
Common Stock par value $.01 Per share 02/14/2003   P   750 D $1.58 1,530 D  
Common Stock par value $.01 Per share 02/14/2003   P   250 D $1.59 1,530 D  
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SEC 1474 (9-02)
FORM 4 (continued)
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) 		 
1.
Title of Derivative Security
(Instr.3) 		2.
Conversion or
Exercise
Price of
Derivative
Security 		3.
Transaction
Date
(Month/
Day/Year) 		3A.
Deemed Execution
Date, if any
(Month/
Day/Year) 		4.
Transaction Code
(Instr. 8) 		5.
Number of Derivative
Securities
Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr.3,4
and 5)
6.
Date Exercisable
and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year) 		7.
Title and Amount of
Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4) 		8.
Price of
Derivative
Security
(Instr. 5) 		9.
Number of
Derivative
Securities
Beneficially
Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4) 		10.
Ownership
Form of
Derivative
Security:
Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4) 		11.
Nature of
Indirect
Beneficial
Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date
Exercisable 		Expiration
Date 		Title Amount
or
Number
of Shares
Option $2.13   *     *   *   06/11/2002 06/11/2006 com stock par $.01 6,000 * 5,000 D  
Option $2.1875   *     *   *   08/24/2001 08/24/2005 com stock par $.01 5,000 * 5,000 D  
Option $2.70   *     *   *   08/04/1999 08/04/2009 com stock par $.01 5,000 * 5,000 D  
Option $2.70   *     *   *   08/04/2000 08/04/2009 com stock par $.01 5,000 * 5,000 D  
Option $2.70   *     *       08/04/2000 08/04/2009 com stock par $.01 12,500 * 12,500 D  
Option $2.70   *     *       08/04/2000 08/04/2009 com stock par $.01 12,500 * 12,500 D  
Explanation of Responses:



** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations.
See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). 		/s/ Travis Reese
**Signature of Reporting Person 		02/14/2003  
Date
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