Casino Lugano must pay PR firm Boom Organizer 400,000 francs
Casino Lugano must pay Boom Organizer compensation in the amount of over 400,000 francs. This was the ruling of the Lugano District Court.
The premature termination of the contract with the Italian PR company was not legal according to the court ruling, as reported by SDA on Friday.
In 2004, the casino entered into a partnership with Boom Organizer. Boom Organizer was to take on marketing tasks and supply the casino with various products such as carpets, uniforms and brochures. The owner of Boom Organizer is the Italian Sergio Cappelletti, who was appointed head of marketing at the casino on 1 August 2005. A few months later, a scandal broke out: it became known that Boom Organizer was charging the casino far too much for its services. Cappelletti was therefore dismissed with immediate effect in November 2005. He accepted this without complaint - but not the simultaneous termination of his contract with Boom Organizer, which was valid until 31 December 2007.
In 2004, the casino entered into a partnership with Boom Organizer. Boom Organizer was to take on marketing tasks and supply the casino with various products such as carpets, uniforms and brochures. The owner of Boom Organizer is the Italian Sergio Cappelletti, who was appointed head of marketing at the casino on 1 August 2005. A few months later, a scandal broke out: it became known that Boom Organizer was charging the casino far too much for its services. Cappelletti was therefore dismissed with immediate effect in November 2005. He accepted this without complaint - but not the simultaneous termination of his contract with Boom Organizer, which was valid until 31 December 2007.
Casino management leaves open whether it will appeal the ruling
The Lugano District Court has now come to the conclusion that the casino's termination of the contract was indeed unlawful. The casino must now compensate the Boom Organizer with over CHF 400,000. The casino management left open in a press release whether it will appeal the ruling. It emphasized that the incidents occurred under the old management.
