Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian announced a partnership with DraftKings at his CES speech in Las Vegas back in January. Since inflight gambling is illegal, I assumed this would mean earn Delta SkyMiles for sports betting through DraftKings. After all, you can earn Marriott points with BetMGM already today.
However Bastian actually said that they would integrate DraftKings into their inflight entertainment system:
“From fantasy sports to online adventures, gaming has become part of the daily lives of millions of our customers. And you shouldn’t have to hit pause just because you’re in the sky.”
When the partnership was announced, word is that the contract hadn’t actually been signed with DraftKings and details of what it would mean hadn’t been fully fleshed out.
