SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
AMENDMENT NO. 2
to
SCHEDULE 13D
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Rick's Cabaret International, Inc.
(Name of Issuer)

Common Stock, par value $0.01
(Title of Class of Securities)

765641-30 3
(CUSIP Number)

Eric Langan, 505 North Belt, Suite 630, Houston, Texas 77060, (281) 820-1181
(Name, Address, and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and
Communications)

March 29, 1999
(Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)

If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D and is filing this schedule because of ''240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-1(f) or 240.13d-1(g), check the following box. |_|

NOTE: Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See '240,13d-7(b) for other parties to whom copies are to be sent.

* The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).


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(1) Name of Reporting Person and IRS Identification No. of Above Person:

                                Eric Scott Langan

(2) Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions).

                                                                  (a)        |X|
                                                                  (b)        |_|

(3) SEC Use Only

(4) Source of Funds (See Instructions)

                                       AF

(5) Check if Disclosure of Legal  Proceeding
    is Required Pursuant to Items 2(d)or 2(e).                               |_|

(6) Citizenship or Place of Organization

                                     U.S.A.

Number     (7)     Sole  Voting  Power
of                                  207,406
Shares
Bene-
ficially   (8)     Shared  Voting  Power
Owned                               566,732
by
Each
Report-    (9)     Sole  Dispositive  Power
ing                                 207,406
Person
With:
          (10)     Shared  Dispositive  Power
                                    566,732

(11) Aggregate Amount Owned by Each Reporting Person
                                    774,138


(12) Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (See
     Instructions)                                                           |_|


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(13)     Percent  of  Class  Represented  by  Amount  in  Row  (11)

                                      24.1%


(14)     Type  of  Reporting  Person
                                       IN


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ITEM  1    Security  and  Issuer

     This  statement  is  filed with respect to shares of common stock par value
$0.01  (the  "Shares")  of  Rick's  Cabaret  International, Inc. (the "Company",
"Rick's"  or the "Issuer"), whose address is 505 North Belt, Suite 630, Houston,
Texas  77060.  The  shares  described herein take into account the reverse split
with  respect  to  the  Company's  2:1  reverse  split effective March 15, 1999.

ITEM  2.    Identity  and  Background

          (a)  Eric Scott Langan

          (b)  Business address: 505 North Belt, Suite 630, Houston, Texas 77060

          (c)  Director and  President of Rick's,  and Director and President of
               Taurus Entertainment Companies,  Inc. ("Taurus").  The address of
               Rick's and Taurus is 505 North Belt,  Suite 630,  Houston,  Texas
               77060.  Mr.  Langan is also the General  Partner of E.S.  Langan,
               L.P. at the same address.

          (d)  No.
          (e)  No.
          (f)  U.S.A.

ITEM  3.     Source  and  Amount  of  Funds  or  Other  Consideration

     On  August  11,  1998,  Rick's and Mr. Langan entered into a Stock Exchange
Agreement  which  provided  for  the  acquisition by Rick's of certain shares of
Taurus  owned  by  Mr.  Langan  in exchange for 402,146 shares of Rick's, which,
after  the  reverse  split  of  March  15,  1999,  equals  201,073  shares.

     On  August 14, 1999, Mr. Langan purchased a total of 665 shares for cash in
market  transactions,  which,  after the reverse split of March 15, 1999, equals
333  shares.

     On  January  13,  14,  &  15, 1999, Mr. Langan purchased a total of 104,400
shares  for cash in market transactions, which, after the reverse split of March
15,  1999,  equals  52,200 shares.  Of these shares, 92,400 are owned indirectly
through  E.S.  Langan,  L.P.,  which, after the reverse split of March 15, 1999,
equals  46,200  shares.

     On  March  29,  1999,  E.  S.  Langan, L. P. purchased a total of 1,041,064
shares, which, after the reverse split of March 15, 1999, equals 520,532 shares,
for  cash and promissory notes in a private transaction.  These shares are owned
indirectly  by Mr. Langan, who is the General Partner of E.S. Langan, L.P.  E.S.
Langan,  L.P.  has  filed a separate Form 13D.  Mr. Langan and E.S. Langan, L.P.
are  a  group.


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ITEM  4.     Purpose  of  Transaction

     Mr.  Langan  made these transactions as investments in an industry in which
Mr. Langan has invested in the past.  Mr. Langan is a Director and the President
of  Rick's.

(a)     Mr.  Langan may, from time to time, acquire additional securities of the
Company  for  investment  purposes.  In connection with Mr. Langan's position as
Director  and  President  of  Rick's,  Mr. Langan may receive options to acquire
shares  of  common  stock  of  Rick's.

(b)     Mr.  Langan  has  no  present  plans  or  proposals for an extraordinary
corporate  transaction  involving  the  Company.

     E.  S.  Langan  L.P.  acquired the shares in the March 29, 1999 transaction
from  Robert L. Watters, who resigned as President of Rick's.  Mr. Langan is the
General  Partner  of  E.S.  Langan,  L.P.  Also  on  March 29, 1999, Mr. Watters
acquired  a  subsidiary  of Rick's, RCI Entertainment Louisiana, Inc., which was
reported  by  Rick's  on  a  Form  8-K  dated  March  29,  1999.

(c)     Mr.  Langan  has  no  present  plans  or proposals involving the sale or
transfer  of  a  material  amount  of  assets  of  the  Company  or  any  of its
subsidiaries.

(d)     Mr.  Langan has plans to add Board members, but no plans or proposals to
change  the  term of directors.  Mr. Langan was appointed as President of Rick's
on  March  29,  1999.  Mr.  Langan  continues  to  be  a  Director.

(e)     Mr.  Langan has no present plans or proposals for material change in the
present  capitalization  or  dividend  policy  of  the  Company.

(f)     Mr.  Langan  has  no present plans or proposals for a material change in
the  Company's  business  or  corporate  structure.

(g)     Mr.  Langan  has  no  present  plans  or  proposals  for  changes in the
Company's  charter  or  bylaws,  or  instruments  corresponding thereto or other
actions  which  may  impede  the  acquisition  of  control of the Company by any
person.

(h)     Mr.  Langan  has  no  present  plans or proposals for causing a class of
securities  of the Company to be delisted from a national securities exchange or
to  cease to be authorized to be quoted in an inter-dealer quotation system of a
registered  national  securities  association.

(i)     Mr.  Langan  has no present plans or proposals for a class of securities
of  the  Company  becoming  eligible for termination of registration pursuant to
Section  12(g)(4)  of  the  Act.

(j)     Mr.  Langan has no present plans or proposals for any actions similar to
those  enumerated  above.


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ITEM  5.     Interest  in  Securities  of  the  Issuer

     (a)  Mr. Langan is the beneficial owner directly or indirectly of 1,548,275
          Shares of the  Company,  which,  after the reverse  split of March 15,
          1999, equals 774,138 shares and which represents 24.1% of the class of
          securities.


     (b)  Mr. Langan has sole voting and dispositive power for 414,811 Shares of
          the Company,  which, after the reverse split of March 15, 1999, equals
          207,406 shares.

          Mr.  Langan has  shared  voting and  dispositive  power for  1,133,464
          Shares of the  Company,  which,  after the reverse  split of March 15,
          1999, equals 566,732 shares.

     (c)  None.

     (d)  E.S. Langan, L.P. has the right to receive and power to direct receipt
          of dividends  from or the proceeds from the sale of 1,133,464  Shares,
          which,  after the  reverse  split of March 15,  1999,  equals  566,732
          shares.

     (e)  Not applicable.

ITEM 6.   Contract, Agreements, Understandings or Relationships  with Respect to
          Securities of the Issuer

          Mr.  Langan,  as General  Partner of E. S.  Langan,  L.P.,  has voting
          rights  for E. S.  Langan,  L.P.  and as such,  Mr.  Langan  and E. S.
          Langan,  L.P. will vote as a group. Mr. Langan and Rick's entered into
          an Employment  Agreement in  connection  with the  appointment  of Mr.
          Langan as a Director  and  Vice-president-Operations  of Rick's  which
          provides for the issuance by Rick's to Mr. Langan of options for up to
          250,000  shares of common  stock of Ricks,  which,  after the  reverse
          split of March 15, 1999, equals 125,000 options.

ITEM  7.  Material  to  be  Filed  as  Exhibits

          None.


SIGNATURE

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete, and correct.

April  6,  1999                              /s/     Eric  Scott  Langan
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