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Heather Fletcher

Heather Fletcher

Heather Fletcher is Lead Writer at Bonus, concentrating on online casino coverage. She specializes in breaking news, legislative coverage, and gambling marketing strategy overviews. To reach Heather with a news tip, email [email protected].

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. 

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To reach Fletcher with a news tip, email her at [email protected].

Latest articles

FanDuel Casino Push Planned in 2022, With a Bit of ‘Mischief’

July 15, 2022 | By: Heather Fletcher

FanDuel Casino is already a top US online casino operator, but now’s the time to push for more. More market share, more bettors, and more brand awareness, FanDuel leaders say. To that end, the operator with the No. 1 online sportsbook market share in the country hired an ad agency that will launch a campaign […]

Playtech Gets No Bid From Investor Group, Has No Fallback Suitors

July 14, 2022 | By: Heather Fletcher

Maybe Playtech should’ve stuck with its Australian beau. That’s because today, the Isle of Man-based online gambling software supplier got a “no intention to bid” notice from the investor group for whom it dumped a $3.7 billion offer from Australia-based Aristocrat Leisure. Tomorrow was the deadline for Hong Kong-based TTB Partners Limited to relay an […]

Connecticut Launches Live Dealer Games, Evolution’s Jeff Millar Talks to Bonus.com

Connecticut‘s live dealer studios soft-launched today. If all goes well, the full launch will happen on July 18. Meanwhile, Bonus.com talked to the North American representative of the company behind the online casino gambling offering. Jeff Millar, Evolution’s North American commercial director, talked to Bonus.com about the Connecticut studio and more. Evolution provides the studio […]

2023 Illinois Online Casino Legalization Efforts Lose Prominent Advocate

July 9, 2022 | By: Heather Fletcher

Legislators who hope to legalize Illinois online casino gambling in 2023 are disheartened by Rep. Michael J. Zalewski’s primary election loss. However, online gambling advocates don’t expect the loss of his prominent voice to stall legislative efforts. Zalewski, D-Riverside, conceded defeat on June 28 to challenger Abdelnasser Rashid. Rashid, who won the Democratic primary by […]

RI Bally’s Casino Workers May Strike Next Week

July 7, 2022 | By: Heather Fletcher

Winds may shift next week when a union negotiating committee meets with Bally’s Twin River Lincoln Casino Resort officials. One tack may steer the Rhode Island retail casino‘s workers toward a strike they authorized their union to call on June 28. A different maneuver may result in the committee and casino officials reaching a tentative […]

PokerStars Launches Legally in Ontario, Situation Unchanged for Rest of Canada

June 28, 2022 | By: Heather Fletcher

PokerStars made its relationship with the legal Ontario online poker market official today. Until now, the online poker operator had been serving Ontarians in a gray market capacity. The brand owned by Dublin-based Flutter Entertainment announced today that it received “full registration to operate” from the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO). AGCO listed PokerStars as […]

Bonus.com Q&A With Huddle: CEO Francesco Borgosano on Odds-Making, Trading

June 27, 2022 | By: Heather Fletcher

For US online sportsbooks, every second matters. To that end, some online gambling operators are investing in real-time odds-making and trading tools. Firmly within those software providers sits New York City-based Huddle Tech. Huddle CEO Francesco Borgosano recently spoke with Bonus.com about the growing field. At the moment, many online gambling operators are keeping their […]

Live Dealer Launches in West Virginia: BetRivers, DraftKings Offerings Already Online

June 24, 2022 | By: Heather Fletcher

West Virginians noticed something new in their online casino apps during the past fortnight. Two weeks ago, BetRivers Casino added live dealer games. DraftKings Casino added them today. That means that West Virginia online casinos are joining those in Michigan online casinos, New Jersey online casinos, and Pennsylvania online casinos in offering real-time table games […]

NorthStar Gaming, NorthStar Bets Parent, May Go Public Soon

June 22, 2022 | By: Heather Fletcher

Ontario’s expanded online gambling marketplace isn’t even three months old and there’s already a notable pending IPO. NorthStar Gaming, the parent company of NorthStar Bets, is pursuing a plan to go public through a reverse takeover of Baden Resources. The news didn’t come from NorthStar, though. NorthStar Bets is an online casino and sports betting […]

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