RCI Hospitality Holdings, Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in the hospitality and related businesses in the United States. The company operates through Nightclubs, Bombshells, and Other segments. It owns and/or operates upscale adult nightclubs serving primarily businessmen and professionals under the Rick's Cabaret, Jaguars Club, Tootsie's Cabaret, XTC Cabaret, Club Onyx, Hoops Cabaret and Sports Bar, Scarlett's Cabaret, Diamond Cabaret, Cheetah Gentlemen's Club, PT's Showclub, Playmates Club, Country Rock Cabaret, La Boheme Gentlemen's Cabaret, Temptations Adult Cabaret, Foxy's Cabaret, Vivid Cabaret, Downtown Cabaret, Cabaret East, The Seville, Silver City Cabaret, Heartbreakers Gentlemen's Club, and Kappa Men's Club names; and a dance club under the Studio 80 brand. The company also owns, operates, and franchises restaurants and sports bars under the Bombshells Restaurant & Bar brand. In addition, it owns a national industry convention and tradeshow; two national industry trade publications; and two national industry award shows, as well as approximately a dozen industry and social media websites, which serves adult nightclubs industry and the adult retail products industry. Further, RCI Hospitality Holdings, Inc. holds license to sell Robust Energy Drink in the United States. The company was formerly known as Rick's Cabaret International, Inc. and changed its name to RCI Hospitality Holdings, Inc. in August 2014. RCI Hospitality Holdings, Inc. was founded in 1983 and is based in Houston, Texas.
The company was founded in 1983 by Robert Watters and is based in Houston, Texas. In 1998, the company merged with Taurus, Inc., which owned the XTC Cabaret chain and was controlled by Eric Langan, who eventually became the RCI's president and CEO in 1999. Langan acquired his first gentlemen's club in Texas at age 21 with $40,000 from the sale of his baseball card collection. Subsequently, RCI expanded inside and outside of Texas to states such as New York, Illinois, Florida, Arizona, Minnesota and others, and entered related businesses, such as sports bars/restaurants and nightclubs.
Our mission is to create the same quality brand awareness in Latin America that Rick's Cabaret has built in the U.S.,"" Mr. Estrada said. ""Our managers will undergo training at Rick's Cabaret locations in the U.S. and our patrons will enjoy the same outstanding entertainment experience – beautiful performers, terrific food, warm hospitality and even private parking.""
RCI Hospitality has earned multiple awards. These include the International Nightclub of the Year from Nightclub & Bar Magazine, the Restaurant of the Year award from the Food Investors Network, and other industry awards.
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