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:
- Once Again NJ Online Casinos Set Monthly Record With First $200M Month, 17 Oct 2024
- Data From EKG Suggests Tier 2 Online Gambling Apps Catching Up To Top Dogs FanDuel, DraftKings, 08 Oct 2024
- After Launching In Michigan, Horseshoe Online Casino Has ‘Plans To Expand’ Into New Jersey, 07 Oct 2024
- US District Judge Dismisses Price-Fixing Lawsuit Against Atlantic City Casinos, 04 Oct 2024
- Despite Year-Over-Year Drop, NJ Sportsbooks On Pace For Record-Setting Year, 18 Sep 2024
- Star-Studded Event Highlights Grand Opening Of Retail Fanatics Sportsbook At Ocean Casino, 17 Sep 2024
- New York Jets’ Loss Still Sees Big Wins For Some Monday Night Football Bettors, 10 Sep 2024
- 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