James Packer’s pet Barangaroo casino in Sydney may remain closed for months after a damning report found Crown Resorts was not suitable to run it after enabling money laundering through its casinos, partnering with junket operators connected to Asian triad gangs and failing to protect staff arrested in China.

But the author of the report, former NSW Supreme Court justice Patricia Bergin SC, says Crown could again become suitable to hold the licence to operate the casino if it dumps chief executive Ken Barton, Packer-aligned director Michael Johnston and independent director Andrew Demetriou, and rebuilds its culture, risk management and compliance systems.