RICK’S CABARET LICENSES VIVID NAME FOR ITS NEW 37th STREET NEW YORK CITY GENTLEMEN’S CLUB

Rick’s Cabaret International, Inc. (NasdaqGM:RICK), the premier publicly traded group of gentlemen’s clubs, has obtained a license from Vivid Entertainment, the world’s leading adult film company, to use Vivid Cabaret as the name for its new midtown Manhattan venue. The agreement marks the first time Rick’s Cabaret has licensed a third party brand name for one of its clubs and the first time Vivid has licensed its name for a gentlemen’s club.