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:
- 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
- Shareholders Overwhelmingly Oppose Research On Impact Of Smoking Ban Inside Casinos, 28 Jun 2024
- New Jersey Regulators Approve CarJitsu As Latest Sports Betting Option, 26 Jun 2024
- Neil Patrick Harris Stars In New Golden Nugget Campaign To ‘Make Any Moment Golden’, 25 Jun 2024
- Tipico Selling To LeoVegas, Starting A Countdown To Final Online Gambling Days In New Jersey, 24 Jun 2024
- Responsible Gaming Task Force Will Ensure New Jersey Has ‘Tools Needed’ To Address Problem Gambling, 21 Jun 2024
- Say Cheers, All Righty Then? BetMGM Adds Hit Movie-, TV-Based Slots To New Jersey Online Casino, 20 Jun 2024
- Lawsuit Claims Blatstein Owes $7 Million To Subcontractors For Construction Of Island Waterpark, 18 Jun 2024
- Goodbye 888poker, Hello Poker 8: New Jersey Welcomes New Online Poker Platform, 31 May 2024