Wittmeyer Sold His Online Poker Affiliate Business For $565,000 At Nineteen
Mike Wittmeyer · BREAKING: Shaan Sells the Milk Road - A Conversation With the Buyers · Dec 17, 2022 · at 42:37
Mike Wittmeyer explains how he exited his initial online gambling affiliate site after regulatory crackdowns hit the US poker market.
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“I sold, I was further into it. I sold for 565,000 and I was, I think, 19 then.”
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