Flood damage to the Saint Jo Frontier Casino was one of the topics at a meeting Wednesday of the Missouri Gaming Commission. Executive Director Roger Stottlemyer briefed the commission on the status of the casino, closed since June by flooding from the Missouri River.

Plans still call for the casino to reopen in early October. Some of the nearly 300 employees are helping to repair the gift shop and restaurant that were damaged by flooding. The parking lot has also been flooded for weeks. Casino officials say the company is losing $40,000 a day as the closing continues.