About the Author
Heather Fletcher
Who Is Heather Fletcher?
Heather Fletcher is the lead writer at Bonus, concentrating on online casino coverage. She specializes in breaking news, legislative coverage, and gambling marketing strategy overviews. Fletcher was part of the team that earned the 2022 SBC North America Casino Affiliate of the Year honor.
Fletcher came to Catena Media, the parent company of Bonus, from a newspaper and magazine background. In March 2021, Fletcher began writing about online casino gambling as the lead writer for Online Poker Report. After Catena retired that online publication, she moved to Bonus and had bylines on other Catena sites, including MichiganSharp, NY Sports Day, and the now-retired NJGamblingSites. Fletcher is also a New York Times contract freelance reporter for the National Desk. She covers breaking news from Philadelphia, as needed.
Fletcher’s Top Stories on Bonus.com
- Red44 Shut Down, Seemingly Start of Crackdown on Offshore Betting Sites, Jan. 12, 2023
- Online Gambling Industry Can Rejoice: 2018 Interpretation of Wire Act Dead, Sept. 16, 2022
- Poker Players Amazed Dealer Didn’t Understand ‘Color Up’ Request, June 3, 2022
- Women and FanDuel Casino May Be a Better Couple Than ‘Break Up Win,’ Nov. 29, 2022
- Jackpot City Online Casino Debuts in Pennsylvania, Dec. 7, 2023
- 2024 Indiana, New Hampshire Online Casino Bills May Take Paths Less Traveled, July 24, 2023
Fletcher’s Citations and Interviews Include:
- Straight to the Point, Citation, Affiliates Ignore Rhode Island Online Casino Launch, March 7, 2024
- The Closing Line, Citation, Sports Betting and Online Casino Legislation Update: March 1, March 1, 2024
- The Law Office of Elissa D. Hecker, Link to Articles, This Week in New York Gambling News, Feb. 23, 2024
- Poker News Daily, Citation, New York Online Poker Bill Not Included in Governor’s Budget Plan, Jan. 17, 2024
- Straight to the Point, Citation, Iowa iCasino Unlikely in 2024, Feb. 1, 2024
- Eilers & Krejcik Gaming Consulting and Market Research, Citation, US Sports Betting Policy Monitor, Jan. 4, 2024
- National Association of Administrators for Disordered Gambling Services (NAADGS), Podcast, Citation, 2023 Year in Review, Dec. 28, 2023
- Brown Political Review, Citation, Wheel of Misfortune, Dec. 3, 2023
- Earnings+More, Citation, The Future Is Murky for Esports Betting, Nov. 28, 2023
- Sharpr, Citation, Kentucky Says ‘Yes’ to Esports Betting, Aug. 3, 2023
- 77WABC, Interview, The Other Side of Midnight with Frank Morano, July 6, 2023
- The Center Square, Interview, Online Gambling Could Be Next for Illinois’ Expanding Industry, April 21, 2023
- Indiana Capital Chronicle, Citation, Momentum Grows for Legal iGaming, Jan. 3, 2023
Fletcher’s Top Stories Across the Web
- The New York Times, This Wedding Is Brought to You by …, June 11, 2006
- Adweek, Online Casinos Join the Streaming Wars With Branded Live Dealers, April 29, 2022
- Adweek, These Innovative Campaigns and Execs Delivered Results and Accountability When It Mattered Most, March 21, 2021
- NY Sports Day, State of New York Sportsbooks Hearing: How Are We Doing?, Jan. 24, 2023
- The News-Herald, Tenant Issues Swirl Around Shoregate, June 2, 2000
Social Media & Professional Profiles
To reach Fletcher with a news tip, email her at [email protected].
Latest articles
7 Online Gambling Operators Applied for Kentucky Sports Betting Licenses
Seven online gambling operators applied for licenses to operate sites when Kentucky’s esports and sports betting marketplace launches, the governor announced on Aug. 10. Retail sports betting is still scheduled to debut on Sept. 7, when the NFL season kicks off. Then online gambling begins on Sept. 28. Gov. Andy Beshear said today that the […]
Court Will Order Fliff, Free-to-Play Sports Prediction Site User Enter Arbitration
Fliff’s response to a class action lawsuit against the free-to-play sports prediction site might as well have said, “Read the fine print.” On Aug. 2, a California judge agreed with Fliff’s attorneys that plaintiff Bishoy Nessim had consented to Fliff’s Terms of Use and Sweepstakes Rules when he signed up for an account. Therefore, Nessim […]
FanDuel Q&A With Bonus: VP Alison Kutler on Responsible Gaming
Responsible gaming is a duty shared by the entire US online gambling industry, says Alison Kutler, FanDuel Group‘s vice president of sustainability and responsible gaming. Her employer, sports betting leader and online casino heavyweight FanDuel, deemed responsible gaming a priority on “Day One,” Kutler said in an interview with Bonus. Her words said yesterday to […]
Board May Soon Request Applications for 3 Downstate New York Retail Casino Licenses
Contrary to popular belief, the board that will ultimately recommend which retail casino proposals to present to the New York State Gaming Commission (NYSGC) for approval hasn’t yet requested applications. Yet that day is near for the NYSGC-appointed Gaming Facility Location Board (GFLB). The board may soon request formal applications for three downstate New York […]
Fanatics Sportsbook Taking Over New York PointsBet Sportsbook License
Fanatics Sportsbook is entering the New York sports betting race. On Aug. 3, the New York State Gaming Commission (NYSGC) discussed what will happen now that Fanatics purchased the US holdings of Australian online gambling operator PointsBet. PointsBet Sportsbook is one of nine sports betting operators licensed in the No. 1 revenue-generating state. So while […]
Americans Order Oodles of Mega Millions Tickets Through Jackpocket
Time is running out to buy Mega Millions tickets for the $1.1 billion jackpot. So many gamblers are rerouting themselves to iLotteries and apps like Jackpocket to pick their numbers for the Aug. 1 drawing. Most lottery game ticket purchasers will still head to retail locations tonight before the Mega Millions drawing at 11 p.m. […]
Mega Millions $1 Billion Jackpot $287 Million Less Than Last Year’s
Seeing the Mega Millions $1 billion jackpot may feel like deja vu. Because the current $1.05 billion prize up for grabs on Aug. 1 is $287 million less than this time in 2022 – when an Illinois ticket buyer won $1.337 billion. On the Mega Millions site today, it shows the next estimated jackpot is […]
Mega Millions Jackpot Reaches $940 Million 10 Days After $1 Billion Powerball
In a few hours, America may have its next near-billionaire courtesy of the July 28 Mega Millions jackpot of $940 million. The lottery drawing in which the winner could opt for the $472.5 million one-time payment comes 10 days after a California ticket buyer won the $1.08 billion Powerball jackpot. Tonight’s drawing and the July 19 […]
Playtech Live Q&A With Bonus: CEO Edo Haitin on Online Casino Live Dealer Plans
Playtech Live is starting to take US market share from US online casino live dealer heavyweight Evolution. Playtech Live CEO Edo Haitin talked to Bonus on July 27 about the brand’s plans. Haitin told Bonus yesterday that American online casino gamblers can expect to see more innovation from Playtech Live. A recent example of that […]
Golden Nugget Online Gaming Gains Pennsylvania License
Golden Nugget Online Gaming (GNOG) will be the next online casino in the Keystone State now that the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) unanimously approved granting it a license on July 26. GNOG will offer online slots and table games once it launches. That should happen within weeks, considering the license was the operator’s last […]
