haha. i thought uncle joe was child hoods friends with the merlinos. angelo bruno never wanted to open the books. just because they wernt made men doesnt mean they werent involved in the life. im betting ligambi probaly started taking bets in his teens and laid off money to some older connected book. chuckie merlino was with scarfo when he stabbed the guy to death in the dinner when he was really young im thinking ligambi was probaly around way back then to