This paragraph intrigued me:

There is no sexual contact with customers, management explains, no prostitution, no seediness like in the old-time strip clubs, and no organized crime hooks.

Then,

Rick's is part of a publicly traded corporation, Rick's Cabaret International Inc., with shares traded on the NASDAQ, and accountants, attorneys, Securities and Exchange Commission filings and a business model not very much different than WalMart, except for what's being sold.

Now why can't this industry behave like this???