Rick's Cabaret Will Hold Third Quarter Conference Call Tuesday August 9TH At 4:30 PM EDT

HOUSTON – (August 4, 2011) – Rick’s Cabaret International, Inc. (NASDAQ: RICK), the nation’s premier group of gentlemen’s clubs, will release its third quarter 2011 results on Tuesday, August 9th, followed by a conference call/webcast at 4:30 pm (ET) hosted by CEO Eric Langan.

The conference call will allow securities analysts and shareholders to hear management discuss results for the company’s third quarter ended June 30, 2011. A webcast of the call can be accessed at http://www.investorcalendar.com/IC/CEPage.asp?ID=165509 or though the Rick’s Cabaret investor website, www.ricksinvestor.com . The toll free participant dial-in number is 877-407-8033 (International 201-689-8033). The toll free replay number is 877-660-6853 (international 201-612-7415). Replay pass codes required for playback are: Account number 286 and Conference ID 376967.

About Rick’s Cabaret: Rick’s Cabaret International, Inc. (NASDAQ: RICK) subsidiaries operate 22 adult nightclubs nationwide serving primarily businessmen and professionals. The clubs offer live entertainment, dining and bar operations. Nightclubs in New York City, Miami, Philadelphia, Charlotte, Dallas, Houston, Minneapolis and other cities operate under the names including "Rick's Cabaret," "XTC," “Club Onyx” and “Tootsie’s Cabaret”. Sexual contact is not permitted at these locations. Rick’s Cabaret also operates a media division, ED Publications, and owns the adult Internet membership Website couplestouch.com as well as a network of online adult auction sites under the flagship URL naughtybids.com. Rick’s Cabaret common stock is traded on NASDAQ under the symbol RICK. For further information contact [email protected] or visit www.ricksinvestor.com.

Forward-looking Statements: This document contains forward-looking statements that involve a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause the company’s actual results to differ materially from those indicated in this document, including the risks and uncertainties associated with operating and managing an adult business, the business climates in cities where it operates, the success or lack thereof in launching and building the company’s businesses, risks and uncertainties related to the operational and financial results of our Web sites, conditions relevant to real estate transactions, and numerous other factors such as laws governing the operation of adult entertainment businesses, competition and dependence on key personnel. Additional factors that could cause the company’s results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements are described in forms filed with the SEC from time to time and available at www.ricksinvestor.com or on the SEC's internet website at www.sec.gov. Rick's has no obligation to update or revise the forward-looking statements to reflect the occurrence of future events or circumstances. For further information visit www.ricksinvestor.com.

Contact: Allan Priaulx, 212-338-0050, [email protected]