Admiral Casinos and Entertainment v Balmatic Handelsgesellschaft mbH: ECJ 30 Jun 2016

ECJ (Judgment) Reference for a preliminary ruling – Article 56 TFEU – Freedom to provide services – Games of chance – Legislation of a Member State prohibiting, on pain of criminal penalties, the operation of low-prize gaming machines (‘kleines Glucksspiel’) where no licence has been granted by the competent authority – Restriction – Justification – Proportionality – Assessment of proportionality on the basis of both the objective of the legislation at the time of its adoption and its effects when implemented – Effects empirically and definitely determined)

C-464/15, [2016] EUECJ C-464/15
Bailii
European

Licensing

Updated: 18 January 2022; Ref: scu.566443