GGB PODCAST: Anika Howard, President and CEO, Wondr Nation

By Fri, Jul 26, 2024

This week we sit down with Anika Howard, president and CEO of Wondr Nation. A veteran of the industry for over 20 years, Howard was tapped to be Wondr Nation’s first president and CEO in 2021. The company is the online gaming arm of Connecticut’s powerhouse Mashantucket Pequot tribe and has become one of the most innovative ventures in the tribal sector. 

This week we sit down with Anika Howard, president and CEO of Wondr Nation. A veteran of the industry for over 20 years, Howard was tapped to be Wondr Nation’s first president and CEO in 2021. The company is the online gaming arm of Connecticut’s powerhouse Mashantucket Pequot tribe and has become one of the most innovative ventures in the tribal sector.

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Articles by Author: Roger Gros

Roger Gros is publisher of Global Gaming Business, the industry’s leading gaming trade publication, and all its related publications. Prior to joining Global Gaming Business, Gros was president of Inlet Communications, an independent consulting firm. He was vice president of Casino Journal Publishing Group from 1984-2000, and held virtually every editorial title during his tenure. Gros was editor of Casino Journal, the National Gaming Summary and the Atlantic City Insider, and was the founding editor of Casino Player magazine. He was a co-founder of the American Gaming Summit and the Southern Gaming Summit conferences and trade shows.
Roger Gros is the author of the best-selling book, "How to Win at Casino Gambling" (Carlton Books, 1995), now in its fourth edition. Gros was named “Businessman of the Year” for 1998 by the Greater Atlantic City Chamber of Commerce and received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Gaming Association in 2012 as part of the annual AGA Communications Awards.