Watching movies and listening to music are no longer the only ways to get your entertainment fix while in the air. Virgin America allows you to send messages to other passengers, live TV is slowly becoming more popular on planes, in-flight high-speed Internet is being considered by most major airlines, and now Delta allows you to play some heads-up Texas Hold ‘em against your fellow passengers. Yep, you can raise that bluffer in 15B and toy with those amateurs in the row behind you.

If poker isn’t your thing, you can choose from up to 11 other interactive games (visit Delta On Demand for the full list). Unfortunately, not everyone gets to take advantage of the fun. Games are generally available on non-stop flights that are heading across the country. Your best chance to play is if you’re departing from JFK and flying to LA, San Diego, San Francisco, or Seattle.

I love that airlines are trying to make things a little more fun for travelers on long flights, and I hope that everybody will be able to take advantage of the entertainment at some point. I wonder though, with the ability to text or “ping” anyone on the flight if the airlines will charge for spam filters and call blockers …