A couple points: * Uber won't be much cheaper than a taxi in Las Vegas. If you look through their published fare rates, you can see that a 17 minute trip from

A couple points: * Uber won't be much cheaper than a taxi in Las Vegas. If you look through their published fare rates, you can see that a 17 minute trip from Mandalay Bay to Fremont Street costs ~$24 with Uber and ~$25 with a taxi [1]. Add in surge pricing and an Uber could cost much more than a taxi. You don't have to deal with the taxi cartel experience, which is a major difference. But you don't win on price like in other markets. * I posted this yesterday, but earlier this week Uber secretly threw a massive party in Las Vegas for its employees [2]. I suspect Uber did this for political goodwill with the casinos, as a thank you letter for allowing Uber on the strip. I heard a rumor that several Uber employees were fired for talking to the dailymail about the party. [1] http://www.reviewjournal.com/news/traffic-transportation/uber-lyft-applications-show-fees-typical-rides http://www.reviewjournal.com/news/traffic-transportation/ube... [2] http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3256259/Luxury-hotels-night-partying-posh-clubs-endless-freebies-Uber-hosts-SECRET-Sin-City-team-building-junket-4-800-employees-world-no-drivers-please.html http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3256259/Luxury-hotel...