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.

Uber and Taxi’s will generate millions in tax dollars under new bill and this time it is a good thing. It is only 3 percent and will go completely unnoticed. If You use Uber in Las Vegas for a 10 minute ride which is the most common, the 3 percent will add less than a quarter to Your ride, an amount that You might not even pick up off the sidewalk. And this new tax is something the taxi’s were not already paying so it is going to generate some much needed money for Highways and a medical school at UNLV. UNLV needs something positive for their college.
The Las Vegas Sun published an article about the tax and stated dollar figures based on Uber not increasing the dollar amount already being generated for gross fares. Uber will surely be cheaper than the taxi’s but the increase in usage should surpass the discounted fares to bring the total gross fares higher than before.
The question is where will Uber be allowed to pick up and drop off? Now that a new bill has been signed it might allow Uber and Lyft to pick up and drop off wherever they want. If that is the case, the Las Vegas Strip Hotels might have to rethink their traffic patterns. At some point the mega resorts are going to need to force traffic to the back of their property from other streets besides Las Vegas Blvd.