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Diablo 2 had a gambler where you could purchase items before knowing what magical properties they'll have.

I'm about halfway through Diablo 3 and have yet to stumble upon a gambler. Has anyone found him? If so, where is he?

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And for the record, I don't have a gambling addiction, I swear :p – spugsley May 18 '12 at 1:45
I have heard rumors that gambling vendors were removed because of the real-money linkage. If you can buy gold with real money, and use it to gamble for items you can sell for real money, some people feared that governments would restrict (or tax) the game as a gambling device. – Wikwocket May 18 '12 at 4:13
@Wikwocket Oh wow, that's really interesting. – spugsley May 18 '12 at 4:18
@Wikwocket: We'd better keep it a secret that people could possibly buy crafting materials in the auction house and use those materials to roll for random items you could possibly sell for real money. – Jimmy May 18 '12 at 8:04
@Jimmy It's all about perception... ;) – Wikwocket May 18 '12 at 14:21

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There is no gambler. You can get something similar - gear with random stats by paying gold - by using the Blacksmith Artisan, but that's the closest there is in Diablo 3.

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Gambling has effectively been replaced with crafting in Diablo III. Instead of buying items with random enchantments, you create them at the Blacksmith. Spending money to upgrade the blacksmith allows you to create higher-level items.

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