Rick's Cabaret in Austin Launches the 12-Hr Happy Hour; All Drinks $1.75

Rick’s Cabaret in Austin has launched the 12-Hr Happy Hour with deeply discounted drinks and special appearances by leading adult actresses. Drinks are now just $1.75 from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. at the Austin venue of the Rick’s Cabaret International, Inc. (NASDAQ/GM: RICK) group of upscale gentlemen’s clubs. "This is hands down the longest Happy Hour in the country with $1.75 drinks from the minute we open at 11 am right through to 11pm Monday through Saturday and from 5 pm to 11 pm on Sundays,” says Wayne Fenlon, operations manager at Rick’s Cabaret Austin. "Not only do you great drink prices, you get great service and great entertainment. The idea behind the endless Happy Hour is to allow the guests to enjoy themselves for a longer time at exceptional bargain prices and have a lot more fun doing it." In addition to the extended happy hour the club is also bringing in top adult stars for feature dance performances at the club on a weekly basis, beginning with appearances December 20-22 by top exotic dancer Jade Simone St. Clair. A former Miss Nude World and Miss Nude Texas Ms. St. Clair also was chosen as Exotic Dancer's Entertainer of the Year 2005, among other honors in the exotic dancing field. She has been featured on The Howard Stern Show, HBO's Real Sex and The E! Channel. The Houston-based company acquired Rick’s Cabaret in Austin last year and recently introduced new VIP suites and Sky Boxes. A new restaurant opened in July immediately attracted acclaim as one of the best steakhouses in the capital area. The club’s Sky Boxes are modeled on the athletic stadium concept and offer patrons a panoramic view of the entertainment action plus personalized refreshment and food service. Its new VIP suites are furnished with plush chairs, marble tables, decorative walls and your very own plasma screen TV. For further information call 512-929-3939. The Rick’s Cabaret in Austin is one of 15 adult nightclubs owned, operated or licensed by the NASDAQ-traded company in New York City, Minneapolis, Houston, San Antonio, Charlotte and New Orleans, plus the world-famous Tootsies in Miami. About Rick’s Cabaret: Rick’s Cabaret International, Inc. (NASDAQ: RICK) operates upscale adult nightclubs serving primarily businessmen and professionals that offer live adult entertainment, restaurant and bar operations. The company owns, operates or licenses adult nightclubs in New York City, Miami, New Orleans, Charlotte, Houston, Minneapolis and other cities under the names "Rick's Cabaret," "XTC" and "Club Onyx.” It also operates "Tootsies Cabaret” in Miami Gardens, FL and "New Orleans Nights” in Ft. Worth, TX. Sexual contact is not permitted at any of these locations. Rick’s Cabaret also owns the adult Internet membership Web site, couplestouch.com, and 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 ir@ricks.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 New York City and elsewhere, the success or lack thereof in launching and building the company’s businesses in New York City and elsewhere, 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. 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.ricks.com (http://www.ricks.com).