Vegas cab drivers know a sucker when they see one. They see them all day, everyday, on the strip. They're called tourists. Only suckers, people who don't care about money, and those too afraid to rent a car and drive in Vegas use cabs. I happen to fall into the last category and so I have no choice but to succumb to highway robbery.
If you must use cabs to get around Vegas, it's best that you know the shortest route before you get in that cab. More than once I've had a cabbie take me onto the freeway to get from point A to point B when it was really, really clear that it was only a rouse to rack up my rate.
The ride from MacCarran to Fremont was $50 with tip and the credit card fee!
It's also important to note that if a cab driver doesn't consider your destination to be worth while (money wise), he'll pretend he doesn't know what place you're talking about. I had two cab drivers in a row from this company do this. The third agreed to take me where I was going and then fessed up that is what the others were doing (as if I didn't already know). Funny thing was, we were going from Fremont to a location right behind Fashion Show Mall. $22 before tip AND you're right on the strip to pick up new riders and that's not good enough? Ugh.