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A lot of men and women who are awake at 4:30 a.m. in Las Vegas are coming off a night to remember. Or possibly a night to forget. Either way, they’re looking for the closest bed.
Not so for Pete Korner. For the previous 12 decades, 4:30 a.m. marked when Korner rolled out of the rack and must work, conducting The Sports Club, an oddsmaking service that at its summit provided lines to several Nevada sportsbooks.
A couple of weeks ago, Korner announced he was shuttering his oddsmaking operation. Between integration, technological improvements and — for better or worse — a shifting mindset from the sportsbook business, Korner could not make the math pencil out for his or her operation. Having an end to 30 years at the oddsmaking business for Korner.
And that’s not a simple thing to shake, particularly for someone who thrives on being busy.
“I’m still up at 4:30,” Korner says of his transition to life after oddsmaking. “I am just relaxing, type of coasting, taking some time off. It feels odd, but it feels good. I needed the time off. However, I don’t sleep of habit. I need five to six hours. That’s just me.”
Korner doesn’t head looking back at the way the past three decades unfolded. At precisely the exact same time, though, he’s certainly excited about another iteration of this Sports Club and the future of the sports betting industry.
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