He played the games of masquerade & jyhad. He attended the conclaves. He worked his way through the ranks of Kindred society earning status as a vampire. After arriving Vegas in 1943, he became very wealthy. He has earned a great deal of money with his casino and other businesses, eventually creating Davenport Entertainment, Inc. Throughout this period, Lucas was an elder but not yet primogen, that responsibility fell on the shoulders of a Brujah named Anthony de la Brone.

When the Brujah and Toreador took the city from Ventrue Prince Maximilian in 1964, the Brujah Primogen Anthony de la Brone became Prince, and Lucas became Brujah Primogen. After that, his wealth & status were advanced even more.