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(f) 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             ___ Other (specify
                  title below)                     below)

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

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

Do Not Enter 		4. Statement for Month/Year
06/2001
(Street)

Houston, Texas 77060 		5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/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) 		3. Transaction
Code
(Instr. 8) 		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 		5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned at End of Month
(Instr. 3 and 4) 		6. Owner-
ship 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 06/15/2001 S   500 D $2.25 130 D  
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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) 		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 at
End of
Month
(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 06/11/2001 A   5,000   06/11/2002 06/11/2006 common stock par $.01 6,000 *** 5,000 D  
Option $2.1875 * *   *   08/24/2001 08/24/2005 common stock par $.01 5,000 * 5,000 D  
Option $2.70 * *       08/04/1999 08/04/2009 common stock par $.01 5,000 * 5,000 D  
Option $2.70 * *       08/04/2000 08/04/2009 common stock par $.01 5,000 * 5,000 D  
Option $2.70 * *       08/04/2000 08/04/2009 common stock par $.01 12,500 * 12,500 D  
Option $2.70 * *       08/04/2000 08/04/2009 common stock par $.01 12,500 * 12,500 D  
Explanation of Responses:

* Previously reported
***Director compensation



** 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 		07/09/2001  
Date
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