What must Scott Morrison and Josh Frydenberg be thinking about Crown Resorts' announcement yesterday that it will be accessing the government’s JobKeeper support for some of the 11,500 staff it has stood down, while it rewards shareholders with $205 million in dividends.

James Packer stands to receive $73 million of this largesse in what can only be described as an eye-popping capital management strategy. Meanwhile, Crown’s other major shareholder, Asian casino mogul, Lawrence Ho will receive a handy $20 million payday treat.

So much for everyone sharing the pain.

Not only is the taxpayer (via Jobkeeper) picking up part of the staff tab for Crown’s temporary closure of its gaming facilities, the company is also bolstering its liquidity position by securing an additional $1 billion in debt facilities. So the banks have come to the party as well.

Crown already has $500 million cash and said the extra liquidity was needed to see it through the period where its operations were essentially closed.