Judgment_paragraph 23 · Daniele Biasci and Others v Ministero dell’Interno and Questura di Livorno (C‑660/11) and Cristian Rainone and Others v Ministero dell’Interno and Others (C‑8/12) (C-660/11, C-8/12)

23As regards the national legislation at issue in the main proceedings, the Court has held previously that only the objective of combating criminality linked to betting and gaming is capable of justifying restrictions on fundamental freedoms under those rules, provided that those restrictions comply with the principle of proportionality and in so far as the means employed are coherent and systematic (see, to that effect, Placanica and Others, paragraphs 52 to 55, and Costa and Cifone, paragraphs 61 to 63).