I'm very unhappy it was removed. I never hosted, but I bet occasionally and I think it was an interesting part of the game that didn't need to be removed. I like the idea of capitalism and a free market inside of Runescape and it seems unfair to remove gambling just because people were getting...
This. Everyone is concentrated on how to fix 07 servers, I think the real solution is just to undo EOC on the live game. Then they can continue to update and add new content to the game and there will be no reason to complain about it ruining the feel of "oldschool."