Gambling apps have come under heavy criticism from state media. Chinese state broadcaster CCTV reported last month that "a large number" of apps on the Apple platform had exposed users to "fake lotteries" and gambling.
CCTV said in an updated report over the weekend that Apple had pulled a "large number" of apps, reporting that as many as 25, 000 were removed from the App Store.
Apple declined to comment Monday on the number of apps it had removed.
"Gambling apps are illegal and not allowed on the App Store in China, " the company said in a statement.
"We have already removed many apps and developers for trying to distribute illegal gambling apps on our App Store, and we are vigilant in our efforts to find these and stop them from being on the App Store, " it added.