A Delta Air Lines Boeing 767 passenger aircraft at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York. Photo: Charly Triballeau/AFP via Getty Images
Come fly with me, let's fly, let's fly away ... and do some betting?
State of play: A Connecticut legislator has proposed a bill that "aims to legalize and regulate in-flight sports betting on flights originating or terminating in the state," trade publication Legal Sports Betting reports.
The proposal comes after DraftKings and Delta Air Lines earlier this month announced a partnership without providing many details about what it entails.
Yes, but: U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) has already expressed concern about the DraftKings-Delta deal, writing a letter demanding details about their collaboration and calling on them to press pause.
He noted that the Gambling Devices Act of 1961 "prohibits gambling on commercial aircraft."
✈️ Nathan's thought bubble: The legal hurdles here seem stratospheric.
