If former NSW premier Barry O’Farrell and cheerleading journalists who uncritically backed billionaire James Packer’s dream to open a Sydney casino bother to read the Crown inquiry’s detailed report, they should feel embarrassed.

Former Supreme Court judge Patricia Bergin’s damning investigation paints a picture of politicians and other influencers – who should have known better – helping to swiftly change the laws in 2012-13 to grant Packer’s wish for a six-star casino on prized public land at Sydney’s Barangaroo.