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
Entain Entered Esports With Unikrn Relaunch
Entain entered esports, but not in the US. One of the joint owners of the top US online casino, BetMGM, introduced its esports brand, Unikrn, on Thursday to consumers in Brazil and Canada – outside of Ontario. However, Unikrn may enter the US and Ontario during 2023. So says Justin Dellario, Entain’s esports managing director […]
New York Online Casino 2023 Discussions Unharmed by Anti-Bonus Bill, Addabbo Says
New York online casino legalization talks will continue unscathed by a state Senate bill introduced on Wednesday, state Sen. Joseph P. Addabbo Jr. just told Bonus in a phone interview. S9605 proposes additional oversight of online sportsbook bonus practices. If anything, Addabbo said the news Bonus broke on Wednesday and others published today will alert […]
New York Online Sports Betting Target of Bill About ‘Predatory Sportsbook Bonuses’
New York online sports betting is in the crosshairs of a state Senate bill proposed today. S9605 directs the New York State Gaming Commission (NYSGC) “to promulgate rules and regulations regarding predatory sportsbook bonuses in mobile sports betting.” New York’s online sportsbooks launched on Jan. 8. Today’s 1-page proposal to amend the “racing, pari-mutuel wagering and […]
MGM Buying Entain? Rumors Swirl Again
MGM buying Entain is a dream the former gave up in January 2021. Or did it? Is MGM Resorts International again considering buying its tech partner in its joint venture – gambling site BetMGM? Rumors to that effect are swirling yet again. Even though Entain rebuffed MGM’s $11 billion offer and a subsequent $22 billion […]
Women and FanDuel Casino May Be a Better Couple Than ‘Break Up Win’
Women and FanDuel Casino are the ideal couple, thinks FanDuel Group. Hence today, FanDuel “ramps up” its marketing campaign targeting women. To that end, the online gambling operator posted two commercials yesterday on YouTube. They feature women. Yet the ads still don’t include their voices. The “Winning is Undefeated” portion of the FanDuel Casino marketing […]
FanDuel Flywheel to Speed Up, Yield $40.5 Billion GGR in 2030
Getting the FanDuel flywheel going took time, but the online gambling operator’s net gaming revenue increased from $300 million in 2018 to $3 billion in 2022. FanDuel’s leaders said today that with that momentum, they expect the winning streak to result in $40.5 billion in gross gaming revenue (GGR) in 2030. The leaders of the […]
AGCO Kicks 17 Unregulated Online Gambling Operators Out of iGaming Market
During the week after its do-or-die deadline for unregulated online gambling operators to join the legal iGaming marketplace in Ontario or face penalties, the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) says 17 such operators “have exited.” Meanwhile, 28 of the 36 operators in the legal market used to be in the gray market, AGCO […]
Texas Gambling Expansion Proposed, Adding Casinos, Sports Betting in 2023
Texas gambling expansion is already on the 2023 legislative agenda. That’s happening thanks to a state senator interested in having the matter considered during the notoriously short Texas Legislature sessions – 140 days, every other year. Yesterday, state Sen. Carol Alvarado presented Joint Resolution 17. The Democrat from Houston is asking her colleagues to consider […]
Addabbo Rolls Up His Sleeves to Begin Work on New York Online Casino, Poker
A day after winning reelection with 55% of the vote, state Sen. Joseph P. Addabbo Jr. spoke with Bonus about his plans to ensure lawmakers discuss legalizing New York online casino and poker during 2023. Ideally, the Democrat from Ozone Park said he would like to see bills legalizing iGaming included in the Fiscal Year […]
California Voters Firmly Rejected Sports Betting, But Proponents Will Keep Trying
Picture California sports betting propositions employing the voice of former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and saying, “I’ll be back.” That’s precisely what’s going to happen in 2024, predicted professor Kathryn R.L. Rand during a recent University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) webinar about the ballot measures that failed yesterday. On Nov. 2, Rand predicted Propositions 26 […]