Grant Lucas is the managing editor for PlayNY. A longtime, award-winning sports writer, Grant manages, edits and writes about legal online sports betting in New York as well as NY online casino legislation and NY online poker.
Grant has covered gambling and legal sports betting since 2018, when he got his start reporting on the New Jersey and Pennsylvania industries.
Before covering the expansion of legal gambling, 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.
Writing on New York online gambling
Down But Not Out: NY Sports Betting Sets Record With $800 Million In July
Can Pete Alonso Become First Three-Peat Home Run Derby Champion? NY Sports Betting Lets You Bet On It
Still Hot: New York Online Sports Betting Tops $1 Billion In Handle Again
Ready For Some Football? Take A Look At The Biggest New York Games On 2022 NFL Schedule
Johnny Avello: True Return Of March Madness Ideally Sees Coach K Riding Off Into Sunset A Winner
Need A March Madness Team To Back As Sweet 16 Nears? Try The Saint Peter’s Peacocks
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Sports Betting Woes, Where Is The Biggest Mess: TN vs NY?
Posts by Grant Lucas:
- Aimless To Amazin’: New York Mets Defying All Betting Odds In Quest For World Series, 17 Oct 2024
- Return Of NFL Helps NY Sportsbooks Nearly Set Monthly Handle Record Of Over $2 Billion, 16 Oct 2024
- Three Western New York Cities To Receive Much-Needed Financial Aid From Seneca, 15 Oct 2024
- Opponents Voice Concern Over Proposed NY Casino Development On Coney Island, 10 Oct 2024
- Fitch: ‘Reputational Risk’ Of Resorts World Name Could Affect NY Casino License Aspirations, 07 Oct 2024
- Legal Troubles Surrounding Resorts World, Wynn May Affect Potential Downstate NY Casino Licensing, 01 Oct 2024
- Upset-Filled First 4 Weeks Of NFL Season Have Led To Big Numbers For NY Sportsbooks, 30 Sep 2024
- Back To Nine: ESPN Bet Soft Launches In New York With ‘Official Rollout’ Set For Friday, 26 Sep 2024
- State Regulators Sign Off On ESPN Bet, Which Could Soft Launch Before Weekend, 23 Sep 2024
- New York Regulators To Consider ESPN Bet Launch During Monday Meeting, 20 Sep 2024