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The Black Hand Gamblers were not Mano Nero nor Mafia they did fight along side many Italian and Sicilian groups.They were not very educated and most orphans and grew up with mothers who were widows or single and may have had neither only those black hand to help teach the streets to survive, they are called street sharks . The black hand comes from boxing bruised knuckles and from shoe shinning polish also from being booked for gambling the ink use to be used , they believe in the Sicilian defense art of war. They were hands hired to protect , they were not a criminal organization and still are not gamblers of the black hand must have a word and be an honest gambler or not participate. They are not now due to gambling laws illegal criminals . The leaders are called God Fathers most were 35 and under before fighting to death .some have lived way longer spence gambling became legal they are over the age of thirty to be a God Father .They were trained to fight and stand up by God Fathers .Taught to shark.Many secret teachings were developed to win, such as gambling tips and military moves but to work more alone to fight that way and win.They were called Gamblers before gangsters mobsters and pimps.They speak of it in today's time as the Mack game.The Mack attack and fought pimps and rackets to get ahead because they were black balled growing up.