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
Sands New York Casino Lease Approved by Nassau County Legislature
The Sands New York casino project proposed for Long Island once again received approval to use Nassau Coliseum land if state gaming officials approve the developer’s license. In nearly unanimous votes on Aug. 5, the Nassau County Legislature transferred the coliseum’s lease to Las Vegas Sands (LVS). Eighteen legislators voted in favor of the lease […]
DraftKings’ ‘iGaming-First’ Customer Acquisition Strategy Involves Golden Nugget, Jackpocket
DraftKings benefited from an “iGaming-first” customer acquisition strategy in Q4 2024, helping the online gambling operator achieve more than 80% growth in that metric vs. Q4 2023. The DraftKings, Golden Nugget, and Jackpocket brands all played a part in the rise of that iGaming-first customer acquisition strategy. So said DraftKings Co-Founder and CEO Jason Robins […]
Caesars Sells World Series of Poker to GGPoker—Will Continue to Operate US-Facing WSOP Sites
Caesars Entertainment has sold the famous World Series of Poker and its online branding rights to NSUS, its technology partner for the Canadian-facing WSOP.com online poker site. Caesars retained the right to continue operating its existing WSOP Online network in the US, which runs on technology from another company, Evoke. Caesars also agreed not to launch any new poker sites for a limited period of time, […]
FanDuel, DraftKings, BetMGM May Be Watching West Virginia Greenbrier Hotel Auction
The Big Three online casino operators — FanDuel, DraftKings, and BetMGM — may be closely watching the Aug. 27 auction of Greenbrier Hotel in West Virginia. That’s because the operators’s brands are on the gambling license of Gov. Jim Justice‘s property, which is in foreclosure. However, the casino may not be part of the auction. […]
Pennsylvania Casinos Sue State to Force Action on Skill Games
Several Pennsylvania commercial casino owners are asking the Pennsylvania Supreme Court to determine whether the $1 billion they’re paying in taxes on their 19,000 slots is constitutional if skill games pay nothing. On July 29, casino owners filed a complaint against state gaming regulators and the Pennsylvania Department of Revenue. The casino owners want the […]
Massachusetts Online Lottery Begins Around Thanksgiving 2025, May Be Biggest US iLottery Per Capita
Sixteen months from now, Massachusetts online lottery players may be making iLottery ticket sales history. That’s because the Bay State, known for having the highest ticket sales per person among US lotteries, will begin selling online tickets around Thanksgiving 2025. The Lottery announced on July 29 that online lottery sales will launch after it finds […]
Bovada Exits Connecticut & Washington D.C., Bringing List of Excluded Regions to 10
The targeted approach Connecticut took to ridding itself of an illegal offshore gambling site, Bovada, appears to have worked. On July 29, Bonus noticed that Connecticut was among the “restricted” states on the site’s list. That restriction appears to be the result of a June 4 “cease and desist” letter Connecticut gaming regulators mailed to […]
Legalizing Prostitution More Popular Than New York iGaming Among Addabbo’s Constituents
If legalizing New York iGaming and iLottery had been put to a vote in just state Sen. Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.‘s district, it might’ve won with 44% support. That’s if the poll results Addabbo released on July 26 could be interpreted that way. However, answers from 523 constituents saying they favored legalizing online casinos, prostitution, […]
New Entain CEO Gavin Isaacs Expected to Help BetMGM Win in America
New Entain CEO Gavin Isaacs is expected to help turn the company’s performance around, including gaining market share for the online gambling giant’s US joint venture, BetMGM. On Sept. 2, the board chairman at iGaming content supplier Games Global begins work at Entain. Entain appointing Isaacs appears to show the half-owner of BetMGM wants to regain […]
Nassau Coliseum—Lawmakers Say Transfer to LVS is for Entertainment Venue, Not Casino Plans
Nassau County Legislature Rules Committee members didn’t want to hear the word “casino” from members of the public who commented before the body voted 5-1 on July 22 to transfer the lease of land surrounding the Nassau Coliseum to Las Vegas Sands (LVS). That’s because the vote was about LVS continuing to operate the New […]