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:
- NJ Sportsbooks Proved Ready For Some Football With 3rd-Best Handle Ever, 17 Oct 2023
- Resorts Digital Brings In Enteractive To Help Reinvigorate And Boost Player Engagement, 14 Oct 2023
- BetMGM Online Casino NJ Breaking The Mold With MGM Bonus City Launch, 12 Oct 2023
- New Jersey Regulators Find 10 Underage Individuals Gambling At Resorts Atlantic City, 27 Sep 2023
- ESPN Bet Could Launch In NJ By November As PENN Expects ‘Competitive’ Product, 26 Sep 2023
- FanDuel Casino – Soon Home To Fort Knox Cleopatra – Emphasizes ‘Winning Is Undefeated’ In Ad Campaign, 25 Sep 2023
- New Caesars Palace Games Take You From Pyramids Of Egypt To The Las Vegas Strip, 22 Sep 2023
- Sports Remains Fanatics Focus, But Online Casinos ‘Definitely’ Part Of Long-Term Strategy, 21 Sep 2023
- ‘Lots More In Store’ As PokerStars VR Social Casino Rebrands As Vegas Infinite, 20 Sep 2023
- DraftKings Helps Post Record NJ Sports Betting Revenue As Resorts Blows Past Meadowlands, 18 Sep 2023
- Design Works Gaming Set To Bring Popular Titles To Hard Rock Bet NJ, 13 Sep 2023
- Fast-Rising Slots Developer Bluberi Intends To Come To NJ Casinos In 2025, 12 Sep 2023
- Various Violations Leads State Regulators To Levy $25,000 Fine Against PointsBet Sportsbook, 08 Sep 2023
- Football Is Back, And State Regulators Are Reminding You To ‘Steer Clear’ Of Illegal Sportsbooks, 06 Sep 2023
- Meadowlands Hits $1.5 Billion Lifetime Mark As NJ Sports Betting Looks Forward To Football, 18 Aug 2023