Update: July 2017 Uber and Lyft are now picking up all over Vegas. Operations started on September 15, 2015 and so far all is going smoothly. There are no restricted areas for use of the ride share services. Both Services are operating at the McCarran Airport. Now Uber has drastically cut prices many times. The base fare that was 2.40 is now 1.12, the price per mile was 1.85 is now .675, the per minute price was .30 is now .1125. A Service fee of 1.38 and booking fee of 1.90 will be added to every trip. There is also an Airport fee of 2.45. Lyft is mostly the same except You can tip on the Lyft App but cannot on Uber. Drivers are allowed to take cash tips on either service. The low rates have made it near impossible for drivers to make a profit and even though that is terrible for Them it is great for the riders. You will see that service is fantastic, cars are ready to pick You up all over Vegas. A short ride to the Airport from a nearby hotel will typically cost 12-13 dollars but only about 4.50 of that will go to the driver because of all the fees that are added. Uber is expected to add the tipping feature to their app by the end of July 2017.

Gov. Brian Sandoval signing of the ride share bill was the only thing waiting on Uber and Lyft to get re-started in Las Vegas. This time when the ride share companies arrive there will be no impounding, no abusing drivers and no guns drawn. Both ride share companies are expected to begin operations as soon as July 1, 2015.

The July 1st date was just hopeful, the real date to start Uber and Lyft will be early September at best.

In the new bill the ride share companies as well as taxi’s will have to give up 3 percent of the gross fare of each ride to the state. The State plans to build a medical school at UNLV with the money among other things. Other things will most likely mean jobs created to oversee the money, more corruption.