Aren't some of Gigante's relatives still living off of some of his rackets? Gigante didn't think of himself, he thought of both his mob family and his real family. The Genovese family is still the most powerful family today thanks mostly to the operations Chin was able to keep going while he shuffled around like a lunatic, even if he wasn't able to enjoy the spoils in public. Gotti couldn't think beyond himself. This is what Gravano has always talked about.

"...the successful annihilation of organized crime's subculture in America would rock the 'legitimate' world's foundation, which would ultimately force fundamental social changes and redistributions of wealth and power in this country. Meyer Lansky's dream was to bond the two worlds together so that one could not survive without the other." - Dan E. Moldea