That's what doesn't make sense to me. His whole "legitimacy" arc from I-II....

In II, getting involved in the casinos is supposed to be his route to legitimacy, right? But that involves him having to edge out or work in cooperation with other mobsters, so he'd be up in the shit with them, just not directing "dirty work" like drug money or murders.

III, he's at the head of the Commission or at least very near the top. To be there, and not have been whacked out already, he'd have to be making the other families money SOMEHOW.