The managing editor for PlayNJ, Grant Lucas is a longtime and award-winning sports writer who boasts a diverse background in covering the landscape.
In his current role, Grant manages, edits, and writes about legal online sports betting, online casino, and Atlantic City gaming in New Jersey as well as legislative issues that relate to the gambling environment.
Grant has been immersed in the New Jersey market since 2018, since adding expert knowledge in surrounding states such as New York and Pennsylvania.
Before diving into the legal gambling waters, Grant served as a sportswriter with The Bulletin newspaper in Bend, Oregon, covering high school, Oregon State, and University of Oregon athletics as well as the Portland Trail Blazers. Prior to that – after graduating from Linfield University, where he played baseball for former Yankee and World Series MVP Scott Brosius – Grant worked as a digital content reporter for the Trail Blazers.
Posts by Grant Lucas:
- Darby Development Assumes Full Control Of Monmouth Park With Big Plans Ahead, 03 Sep 2024
- Lawsuit Seeking Smoking Ban In Atlantic City Casinos Shot Down By Superior Court Judge, 30 Aug 2024
- Atlantic City Casinos Not Seeing Summer Boost It Hoped For, But Optimism Remains, 27 Aug 2024
- Record-Setting Progressive Jackpot Continues To Grow At BetMGM Online Casino, 13 Aug 2024
- Bally’s Execs Target New Jersey Launch Of Bally Bet Sportsbook By End Of 2024, 05 Aug 2024
- Standard General Buys Out Bally’s, Making Company ‘Well Positioned’ To Invest In Online Gambling, 25 Jul 2024
- SuperBook Becomes Latest Online Sportsbook To Announce Closure In New Jersey, 22 Jul 2024
- NYRA Bets Deal With Darby Development Will Usher In More NJ Horse Betting Operators, 18 Jul 2024
- Sportsbooks Report $60 Million In June Revenue – New Jersey’s Lowest Total Since Feb. 2023, 17 Jul 2024
- June Is Best Revenue Month In 2024 For Atlantic City Casinos, But Online Gambling Catching Up, 16 Jul 2024
- Online Casinos Post 4th-Best Month In New Jersey As 2024 Crosses $1 Billion In Revenue, 16 Jul 2024
- Super Group Announces Exit Of Betway Sportsbook But Online Casino Will Remain In New Jersey, 12 Jul 2024
- State Regulators Hit FanDuel With $2K Fine For Taking Bets On Week-Old MMA Fights, 11 Jul 2024
- First-Of-Its-Kind Cardless Gaming Introduced At Ocean Casino Resort, 08 Jul 2024
- Lawmaker Introduces Bill To Allow Sportsbooks To Accept Bets On In-State College Sports, 01 Jul 2024