| With the number of applications, or Apps, available | | | | Texas Hold'em. |
| from the Apple Appstore reaching a new peak | | | | 2. Casino guides. The iPhone Appstore includes |
| there is understandably a rush of interest from | | | | several strategy guides and casino systems, |
| operators pushing to use the iPhone platform for | | | | including both Blackjack and roulette systems. |
| gambling. Online gaming is a vast market, | | | | Crucially these are not allowed to link to real |
| particularly in the UK, Europe and Asia, yet so far | | | | cash-play casinos. |
| Apple has restricted the operators from accessing | | | | 3. Casino scorecard apps. These simple applications |
| the lucrative iPhone market. | | | | allow a user to track their progress when playing |
| Apple allows three types of online casino | | | | games, for example when playing with a roulette |
| applications: | | | | system. |
| | | | Apple's guidelines state that "Items you offer for |
| 1. Simulator games. These allow you to play for | | | | purchase may not contain, or relate to, |
| free but do not offer any cash winnings. Common | | | | pornography, hate speech, defamation, or |
| examples include Roulette, Blackjack and Poker. | | | | gambling (simulated gambling is acceptable)". This |
| Apple has no issue with this type of application, | | | | policy is clear that gambling is acceptable so long |
| even releasing their own Poker app simply called | | | | as real money is not involved. |