identify VIP patrons and make arrangements for them to travel to gamble in particular casinos, often by offering enticements such as free travel and accommodation. In return, casino operators pay Junket operators commissions …5 After the deaths of Falyalı and Onal, the casino in Minsk continues to operate in the same manner: huge sums of cash from Europe flow into the casino, and then this money "travels" to Dubai. New reports that the Chinese government is flagging and freezing suspicious bank accounts have junket investors pulling their backing. With junkets facing what could be a liquidity crisis, it’s understandable that casino investors are concerned about the potential VIP revenue fallout if the junket system collapses. AUSTRAC’s assessment of junket tour operations assessed financial data and intelligence for the period from April 2018 to March 2019, a period when junket tours were highly active. Due to international border closures there has been a significant reduction in JTO activity in Australian casinos in 2020.