Quote from: AgentofCoin on February 20, 2015, 08:47:30 PM

You have to purchase something from the lottery runner, to participate in that lottery. That is what "Consideration" is.

Incorrect. "Purchase" is most definitely not legally required and is not synonymous with "consideration". See for example this legal definition (pg 3 at http://www.revenue.pa.gov/FormsandPublications/PAPersonalIncomeTaxGuide/Documents/pitguide_chapter_15.pdf:

"Consideration in this context means any valuable advantage or benefit that the person conducting a competition, contest of chance or lottery expects to realize as a result of conducting such competition, contest of chance or lottery. The term, therefore, may include, but is not limited to, bets or wagers of cash or property, making a purchase, being present at a drawing, giving a testimonial for a product of the donor of the prize, filling in an application or contest blank, following any rules; or expending time or personal effort."

This legal definition includes expending time and personal effort and resources to come up with a crypto block that, when added to the Bitcoin blockchain, allows the multi-billion-dollar Bitcoin juggernaut to continue functioning for another ten minutes.

Quote from: AgentofCoin on February 20, 2015, 08:47:30 PM

when did the miner pay the entrance fee into that lottery?

When he first spent money to acquire a computer and electricity / bandwidth to take a chance at calculating a "winning" crypto block.

Quote from: AgentofCoin on February 20, 2015, 08:47:30 PM

You are saying that as soon as the Miner "finds a block", its Consideration.

Incorrect. When a miner "finds a block", that's the moment he is awarded a "prize". He gives "consideration" to the Bitcoin community BEFORE he finds a block and BEFORE he wins a prize by chance.

Quote from: AgentofCoin on February 20, 2015, 08:47:30 PM

So, an unsuccessful Miner is mining, equals no lottery, since there is no consideration...But when a Miner "finds a block", and gets a "prize", finding the block is the consideration?

Incorrect. The "consideration" is the computer purchase money and electricity the miner dedicates to trying to finding a block whether he succeeds or not.

Quote from: AgentofCoin on February 20, 2015, 08:47:30 PM

Who is running this lottery?

Everybody who participates as a Bitcoin miner. Bitcoin is a decentralized group consensus lottery that uses the internet to allow participation among consenting members. That consent doesn't make it legal.

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