Nevada's January gambling revenue falls 4.8 pct

LOS ANGELES, March 7 (Reuters) - Nevada casinos won $1.06 billion from gamblers in January, a 4.8 percent decrease from the same month a year earlier, Nevada's Gaming Control Board said on Friday.

The take for casinos along the Las Vegas Strip -- the heart of Nevada's casino industry -- fell 1.3 percent to a total of $597.3 million for the month.

Las Vegas Strip properties include casinos operated by MGM Mirage (MGM.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , Las Vegas Sands Corp (LVS.N: Quote, Profile, Research), Wynn Resorts Ltd (WYNN.O: Quote, Profile, Research) and Harrah's Entertainment Inc.

Other major gambling companies with casinos in Nevada include Boyd Gaming Corp (BYD.N: Quote, Profile, Research) and Station Casinos Inc. (Reporting by Deena Beasley, editing by Leslie Gevirtz)