Is it suitable for mates here in the US? Like I am in the US, so would this require me to get a special license or would I even be able to invest in such a venture? And upon agreement, would we be just sending you the cash or is this to make a purchase [I guess I'm more wondering how secure my cash will be]?
ETA: When would this all be needed to go down too?
Be very careful if you only have $10k total...that is the price of a small ad campaign. It is hard enough for an existing casino to switch past players over to a new casino so starting out from scratch with a turnkey casino and no real marketing budget is going to make things very difficult.
You will have to find out the details of what you get for your investment but if you don't have someone experienced consulting on the marketing and watching fraud, stay clear of it. Not trying to shit on your JV graphicnut, just speaking from experience.