New gentlemen's club Vivid Cabaret Los Angeles receives final licenses and is now open for business

LOS ANGELES – (August 29, 2013) – Vivid Cabaret/LA, a new gentlemen’s club with the look, feel and energy of the world’s leading adult film company Vivid Entertainment, opens to the public today at 6 pm PT. The club, which has now received all relevant licenses from local and state regulators, is located at 1957 East Del Amo Blvd, Rancho Dominguez, CA, just north of Long Beach and convenient to the 405, 110, Gardena and Long Beach freeways.  A grand opening weekend has been scheduled for September 19-21.

Vivid Cabaret/LA is operated by a subsidiary of Rick’s Cabaret International, Inc. (NasdaqGM:RICK), the publicly traded group of gentlemen’s clubs and restaurant/nightclub venues nationwide. Vivid Cabaret/LA is the first of two Rick's Cabaret clubs that will bear the Vivid Cabaret name. The company will open Vivid Cabaret/NYC in the fall on West 37th Street in the Fashion District near Bryant Park, Fifth Avenue shopping, numerous leading hotels and Times Square.

There will be no cover charge Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday and $3 cocktails till 2 am,  Starting on Tuesday next week Vivid Cabaret/LA will open for lunch at 11 am with a $6 lunch menu, $3 cocktails and no cover till 8 pm.

The grand opening parties in September will feature drink specials and no cover charge. Guests will enjoy passed hors d’oeuvres from 6 pm-9 pm and $3.75 premium cocktails up to 11 pm, with giveaways and bottle specials each night.

Scheduled to help celebrate the opening of Vivid Cabaret/LA on September 19th are Myla Sananaj, former girlfriend of basketball star Kris Humphries who is the star of a current best-selling Vivid video Myla Sananaj: The Anti-Kim XXX, and Sydney Leathers, who achieved celebrity status after a cyber-affair with former congressman/current New York City mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner and who currently stars in Sydney Leathers: Weiner and Me from Vivid. On September 20th guests will get to meet the ever-popular adult star Tera Patrick and Vivid performer, Mia Malkova. On September 21st, the celebrity guests include former MTV ‘Teen Mom’ star and current Vivid performer Farrah Abraham along with California adult performer Kristina Rose, who has won both the CAVR Star of the Year Award  and an XRCO Superslut Award.

The world famous Vivid Girls, past and present, will appear regularly at Vivid Cabaret/LA, which features 12,000 square feet of adult entertainment, full liquor bar, large stage, indoor smoking patio, beautiful entertainers and professional fun and friendly staff.  World class sound, lighting and video production for the club are provided by a team of award winning night club designers.

Along with the main entertainment stage and large full liquor bar, there are VIP suites, a semi private dance area, and multiple HD TVs tuned to live sporting events. Open daily for lunch, Vivid Cabaret has continuous live performances by sexy entertainers, and an all day happy hour with $3.00 drinks and $6 lunch menu featuring steaks, seafood, pastas and sandwiches.

About Rick's Cabaret: Rick's Cabaret International, Inc. (NASDAQ: RICK) is home to upscale adult nightclubs serving primarily businessmen and professionals that offer live entertainment, dining and bar operations. Nightclubs in New York City, Los Angeles, Miami, Philadelphia, Charlotte, Dallas/Ft. Worth, Houston, Minneapolis, Indianapolis and other cities are named "Rick's Cabaret," "XTC," "Club Onyx, "Tootsie's Cabaret," “Vivid Cabaret” and other brand names. Sexual contact is not permitted at any locations. Rick's Cabaret also operates a media division, ED Publications. Rick's Cabaret common stock is traded on NASDAQ under the symbol RICK. For further information contact ir@ricks.com or visit www.ricksinvestor.com. Twitter: @rickscabaret; Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/rickscabaretintl.

About Vivid: Founded in 1984, Vivid Entertainment has always been the home of exceptional erotic films, in the process creating broad brand-name awareness that extends to apparel, action sports, book publishing, adult beverages and gentlemen’s clubs. A Charlotte, N.C. venue was the first to open, with Vivid Cabaret clubs slated this year for Los Angeles and New York City, and Vivid Live opening in Miami in September. VividTV offers a variety of cable and VOD channels whose programming includes the full range of offerings from the largest single adult studio archive. In addition to its groundbreaking Vivid-Celeb imprint of celebrity sex tapes, the company is known for its Vivid SuperXXXHeroes parodies and the most awarded couples-friendly features in the industry. Mainstream television audiences got to know the company through two separate series on Showtime. Co-founder and CEO Steven Hirsch received the first AVN Visionary Award as a leader who "has propelled innovation and taken his company and the business as a whole to new heights." The company's www.vivid.com website has a loyal following of fans of Vivid movies. For more on Vivid visit twitter.com/VividCorp or facebook.com/vividgirls.    

Media Contacts:  For Vivid: Jackie Martin, Jackie@vivid.com; 800-762-4761; for Rick’s Cabaret, Allan Priaulx, allan@ricks.com, 212-338-0050.