If you have say %50 to put down I think it would be worth the gamble.

Gambling/poker sites can easily be rigged for the users unless the code is published on a blockchain I would not trust it.

If that was me, I won't be gambling my money and time for "potential" profit, if I could channel it elsewhere that I know when the guaranteed return will be then take that capital plus profit and roll it to a more larger project.

However, I did not research anything else and took a huge gamble. 

Gamble it all.

Something will be done to control our Open Borders.

If that's your gamble, go for it but I did that back in 2006 and lost...now I'm back but doing deals that either cash flow and/or have an equity cushion from day one (if I put sweat equity in)...a house that is below the median for that subdivision gives me a proven upside value right now. 

The town I live in and work in borders will and cook county.

I am weeding them out (pun intended) pretty quickly but you think when they meet me and see the K9 shirts, the dogs, that both my husband I are carrying and they ask what I train for and I say dope and border patrol they would get a clue?

I could potentially find some canadian investors, although as far the taxes, you should contact BDO(accoutning firm) they are good with cross border tax laws.