Listening to the one on one with J.Wilson, he said they took the ideas for artisans from the previous systems like gambling and runewords. I just hope this doesn't mean they will take Gambling out.
Gheed should be back and Gambling should be yet another way to get decent items but at a very high cost.

Low chance to get that good item but we will always be wondering if that next item could be special.
Add whatever other systems you want, just dont take my gambling roarrrr

I can see there being a possibility for some high end crafting recipes to have fewer or no fixed attributes, which in the latter case would be gambling, essentially. But better.

As far as a system dedicated to gambling, there are no current plans, but as I just said gambling could be pulled off a whole lot better through the crafting system directly. If we thought those types of recipes were a good idea.

Which I have no idea if we do. 'We' being other people that decide these things. ;)