Exhibit  23.1              Consent  of  Jackson  &  Rhodes

                           CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

The  Board  of  Directors
Rick's  Cabaret  International,  Inc.

We  consent  to  the incorporation by reference in the registration statement on
Form  S-8  of Rick's Cabaret International, Inc. of our report dated December 1,
1999,  relating  to  the  consolidated  balance  sheets  of  Rick's  Cabaret
International, Inc. as of September 30, 1999 and 1998 and the related statements
of operations, changes in stockholders' equity and cash flows for the years then
ended,  which  report  appears  in  the  annual  report on Form 10-KSB of Rick's
Cabaret  International,  Inc.  for  the  year  ended  September  30,  1999.

                                   /s/  Jackson  &  Rhodes

Dallas,  Texas
March  7,  2000


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