8/21/11 Good thing I know how much it costs for a cab ride around Vegas. I get into a cab and tell the driver to take me to the Hilton. I specifcally tell him to take Paradise from the airport and he goes and gets on the freeway. Right away I remind him that I said to take Paradise. He goes there's construction that way. I go, yes that's what every cab driver says to me. So he continues to ask me how much I normally pay. I go $18 by Paradise & $30 by freeway. He goes well just give me what you think is fair then and spends the rest of the cab ride telling me how he's not trying to rip me off. He makes his living off tips. Well my receipt came out to $31.70 and he accepted the $18 + tip. I would post his cab / voucher number here on Yelp had he not taken the $18.
Riders know your rights. If you think you're getting ripped off, you can tell a hotel doorman and they'll call the Taxi Authority. The number should also be posted in the cab.