Apps grey out on iTunes

I have three iphones. One is an iphone4 and is the one I use as my phone/pda. Two are leftovers from updates that I only use for my kids to play games on. One runs 3.2, the other also runs 4.2. I sync mine many times a day (iCal, Mail, iPhoto, etc)...the other two only when there are new games to load on them. I have synced purchased games on iTunes or my iPhone4 many times before among all three
Today I got Ball Pit on my iphone4. I synced to iTunes and when i tried to sync the other two iphones both showed the apps greyed out on the app tab...all the other tabs (although i do not use) are functional. After disconnecting I noticed the app store icon on both of these "game" iphones are gone (). Help pls!! Many thx.

On both of these iPhones, go to Settings > General > Restrictions.
Is Restrictions turned on?
If so, is Installing Apps enabled as a Restriction?

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