. >>> in our fast-forward segment - viva los angeles 41 million tourists pouring into sin city, many cabs to services. then uber came in, and the competition is trying to slam on the breaks. >> reporter: not one now taxi company has opened in las vegas since 1991. if mr swarts has his way, uber will not. >> uber is unsafe. >> swarts owns three cab companies, 20% of the market share, and says uber doesn't have to comply with the same rules he must, involving things like car maintenance, background checks. uber likes to say that they are a technology company, rather than a transportation company. do you buy na? >> i don't guy that at all. they are a transportation company. they should comply with the same set of rules. uber came into the state and violated the law. >> reporter: uber is used to getting its way, legal or not. it's rolled into 41 states, 300 cities world wide. many arguing counter laws do in the apply. why? we tried to find out. >> here it's people using personal vehicles, an application to connect with people, and maybe 10 hours a week they use it to give you or someone