Most mob guys are like gotti in many ways, you would be surprised. If gotti was around today he would probably hold meetings under water and make all his men be licensed scuba divers.
DeMeo was no different than jimmy burke, paul vario, or some others. He killed his weakest links. Demeo’s problem was coke mixed with hanging with a bunch of young guys. I never met him or any of the others i mentioned.
Your basic wiseguy is always looking for an angle or at least thats how they used to be. Many i knew were involved with drugs and robberies, aside from gambling. Shylocking was always big.
Most guys today are bookies and may sell pills or week. I knew one guy who made a lot of money selling fireworks, im not kidding.