What is the point of the Gambler now?

[Jerle]

@Aluxaeterna

Unique and Set items can no longer be obtained from the Gambler.

• We feel that target farming Unique and Set items is more healthy for the game, so we’ve made that easier to do instead. (See Monolith of Fate section)

This was what was stated in the patch notes. Which part of it suggest that sets and uniques were never intended to be available through the gambler?