Judgment_paragraph 24 · 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)

24It should be borne in mind in that regard that, according to the Court’s case-law, a licensing system may constitute an efficient mechanism enabling operators active in the betting and gaming sector to be controlled with a view to preventing the exploitation of those activities for criminal or fraudulent purposes (see Placanica and Others, paragraph 57).