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
Celebrating 53 Years Of Weirdness At The World Series Of Poker
There are enough unexpected events at the World Series of Poker (WSOP) that might be better described as the “Wild Series of Poker.” This year’s no exception, having produced two moments in contention for The Top 10 Weirdest Things to Happen at the WSOP. The moment pictured below is the No. 1 oddity so far […]
BetMGM to Offer Online Casino, Sports Betting on Carnival Ships
BetMGM is taking domain over land, sea, and air. As in, the No. 1 US online casino brand in all legal states is adding its site domain name to cruise ships. Today, BetMGM announced its online casino and online sportsbook partnership with Carnival Corporation. The partnership applies to more than 50 ships ported in the […]
Playtech Days Away From ‘Pure-Play’ iGaming Status, Possible Takeover Bid
Playtech may have a whole new outlook on the world shortly. That’s because Friday is the deadline the company gave an unnamed investor group to submit a bid for its acquisition. The Isle of Man-based online gambling software supplier also announced a separate plan to streamline its business today. On June 30, the sale of […]
1-800-GAMBLER Problem Gambling Hotline Gains National Nonprofit Support
In a personal crisis, probably the last thing someone dialing 1-800-GAMBLER is considering is the hotline’s issues. Yesterday, the people behind the crisis hotline took a significant step to ensure problem gamblers continue to have access to resources. They say they must, because legal online casino gambling is scaling up in the US. To that […]
PokerStars Receives AGCO Approval, Prepares To Enter The Ontario White Market
PokerStars gained approval from Ontario‘s iGaming regulator yesterday. Thus begins the online poker operator’s journey from the gray market to legal online gambling in Canada. Yesterday’s acceptance by the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) is just the beginning of the process for PokerStars, though. The brand operated by Dublin-based Flutter Entertainment still needs […]
Bonus.com Q&A: EvenBet Gaming’s Julia Panina On Online Casino Marketing Costs
In fiction, a third-person narrator can usually be trusted to provide objective thoughts on the characters. That’s because they’re simply observing the action, not part of the story. At the moment, Malta-based online poker software developer EvenBet Gaming has a similar role when it comes to the US. It’s watching the growth of US online […]
Is BetMGM’s Bid To Acquire LeoVegas In Peril As Swedish Authorities Allege Insider Trading?
BetMGM, the US online casino market leader, is considering buying competitor LeoVegas Group. Or at least it was. It’s unclear if today’s announced investigation into LeoVegas concerning possible insider trading will impact BetMGM’s $607 million acquisition offer. On May 2, Jersey City, NJ-headquartered BetMGM released information about the online gambling operator’s bid to buy Sweden-based […]
Kindred’s Ongoing Efforts To Zero-Out Problem Gambling Revenue
It’s not every day you’ll find an online casino operator hoping to bring a revenue figure to zero on its quarterly earnings reports. However, that’s exactly what Malta-based Kindred Group’s personnel are hoping will happen by 2023. The metric they’re aiming to zero out is revenue generated from “harmful gambling” behavior by players. That may […]
Poker Players Amazed Dealer Didn’t Understand ‘Color Up’ Request
What does “color up” mean? That’s the question someone new to poker might ask. It’s also likely the question an unemployment staffer in Nevada is asking the likely former 2022 World Series of Poker dealer who mistakenly removed players’ poker chips from the table, sorted them by color, and put them away. Yesterday, Allen “Chainsaw” […]
Ontario’s Transitional Period Ends Soon, Are Crackdowns On Unregulated Sites Coming?
Unregulated online gambling operators need to be on alert in Ontario. Soon, the provincial online gambling regulator may start to crack down on illegal sites. Canada Day may be the deadline Ontario iGaming operators have to comply with the law. However, regulators didn’t commit to that date. Bonus asked the province’s iGaming regulator, Alcohol and […]
