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) , Las Vegas Sands Corp (LVS.N), Wynn Resorts Ltd (WYNN.O) and Harrah's Entertainment Inc.

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