54That court appears, in addition, to consider that the real purpose of the restrictive system at issue is not the fight against crime and the protection of gamblers, but a mere increase of State tax revenue, whereas, as the Court has already held, the mere aim of increasing public tax revenue cannot allow such a restriction of freedom to provide services (see Dickinger and Ömer EU:C:2011:582, paragraph 55). In any event, that system appears to be disproportionate, since it is not appropriate for the purpose of guaranteeing the consistency required by the Court’s case-law and goes beyond what is necessary in order to attain the declared objectives pursued.
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