RCI HOSPITALITY HOLDINGS, INC.

Director's Dealing • Apr 17, 2003

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Name and Address of Reporting Person* Wheeler, Loren Paul | 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) ___ Director
___ 10% Owner _ X _ Officer (give title below)
___ Other (specify below) Vice President |
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(First) (Middle) 505 North Belt, Suite 630 | 3.
I.R.S. Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an entity (voluntary) | 4.
Statement for Month/Day/Year 4/15/2003 | |
| (Street) Houston, Texas 77060 | | 5.
If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/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 |
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(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 Following Reported Transactions (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)
		Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
common stock $0.01 per share	04/15/2003	P		100	A	$1.58	2,600	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 Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
option on common stock	$2.56	Nov. 1999	A		5,000		Nov. 2001	Nov. 2004	common stock	5,000	****	74,000	D
option on common stock	$2.56	Nov. 1999	A		5,000		Nov. 2000	Nov. 2004	common stock	5,000	****	74,000	D
option on common stock	$2.56	May 2002	A		32,000		May 2003	May 2007	common stock	32,000	****	74,000	D
option on common stock	$2.56	May 2002	A		32,000		May 2004	May 2007	common stock	32,000	****	74,000	D

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