Online gaming takes to the air in the US

The trend towards making online gambling available to airline passengers has caught on across the Atlantic with US domestic airline JetBlue saying it will be providing WiFi access to internet online gambling services.

This means US passengers who want to play online bingo games could theoretically access a range of online bingo halls and online bingo operations during internal US flights.  The Jet Blue service will primarily allow passengers the chance to place bets on televised sports including channels such as ESPN, NFL networks, Fox and CBS.

A number of European-based airlines have recently announced their intentions to provide Internet access to gaming sites during flights.

Speculation on how games such as bingo online are covered by the gambling legislation of the various European countries during international flights remains mixed.  In the US, passengers will be restricted under the notorious UIGEA legislation from engaging in financial transactions with foreign online gaming operators.