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:
- New Caesars Palace Games Take You From Pyramids Of Egypt To The Las Vegas Strip, 22 Sep 2023
- New Games Coming From New Studio As Supremeland Earns NJ Access, 12 Mar 2024
- Resorts Digital Brings In Enteractive To Help Reinvigorate And Boost Player Engagement, 14 Oct 2023
- Once Again NJ Online Casinos Set Monthly Record With First $200M Month, 17 Oct 2024
- After Launching In Michigan, Horseshoe Online Casino Has ‘Plans To Expand’ Into New Jersey, 07 Oct 2024
- Data From EKG Suggests Tier 2 Online Gambling Apps Catching Up To Top Dogs FanDuel, DraftKings, 08 Oct 2024
- US District Judge Dismisses Price-Fixing Lawsuit Against Atlantic City Casinos, 04 Oct 2024
- Meadowlands Hits $1.5 Billion Lifetime Mark As NJ Sports Betting Looks Forward To Football, 18 Aug 2023
- FanDuel Sits Atop Sports Betting Standings In New Jersey As New-Look Revenue Report Comes Out, 17 Apr 2024
- Handle Is Lowest Since August, But NJ Sports Betting Staying On Pace For Big 2023, 17 Jul 2023
- Basketball Betting Helps NJ Sportsbooks Bounce Back In May With $82 Million In Revenue, 20 Jun 2023
- Optimism Abounds For ESPN Bet As DraftKings, FanDuel Welcome Competition, 17 Oct 2023
- NJ Sportsbooks Proved Ready For Some Football With 3rd-Best Handle Ever, 17 Oct 2023
- New Jersey Regulators Approve CarJitsu As Latest Sports Betting Option, 26 Jun 2024
- Tipico Selling To LeoVegas, Starting A Countdown To Final Online Gambling Days In New Jersey, 24 Jun 2024