Mobile sports betting in Maryland has a start date

Maryland sports fans looking to place bets from the comfort of their couch on Thanksgiving received good news on Thursday. Mobile sports betting will officially be up and running in the state on Wednesday, Nov. 23, the day before the holiday, said John Martin, director of Maryland Lottery & Gaming during a Maryland State Lottery and Gaming Control Agency Commission meeting Thursday morning. He expects seven of the 10 licensed companies will be ready to take bets on that date, with an exact start time still to be determined.