The removal of the gambling apps has been widely reported, it originated from CCTV which claimed that Apple had carried out a "large-scale removal of illegal apps that sold fake lottery tickets and offered gambling services".

苹果在声明中表示：“我们已经删除了许多应用程序和开发人员，他们试图在我们的应用商店上分发非法赌博应用程序，我们正保持警惕，努力扎到这些应用程序并阻止它们进入应用商店。”

In its statement, Apple said: “We have already removed many apps and developers for trying to distribute illegal gambling apps data-style-type="5" data-tools="新媒体排版" data-id="774184">