And I won’t lie, there have been nights we’ve come and have really wanted to give up. “When things like this happen, it’s really easy to feel hopeless. And also to help us get back on our feet after this thing happened,” McKee said. And we just trust our customers and our neighbors to come out and support our employees and their families. So we’re just spreading the word because this isn’t a story about that guy. And Billings is full of good people who really want to support one another when hard things happen. Our family’s been here for five generations. No arrests have been made.īut while the business waits for answers, McKee is focused on rebuilding and supporting her employees the best she can. The detective was able to identify a suspect from surveillance video, and the case has been sent to the Yellowstone County Attorney's Office for review with a request for a warrant for the suspect. 13 fireĪccording to a police spokesperson, the report of the fire did not initially come through as arson, but the fire department contacted a detective who works arson cases after believing the fire to be intentional. Jessica McKey Firefighters outside of the Jackpot Nevada Casino following the Jan. Caused such a fire that it burned a hole through the back of the building.' And that had burned unnoticed for about an hour and a half and smoldered. “Apparently, an individual had tried to set a fire between our exterior cooler. Get down there.’ So I ran in my pajamas down here and there were flames shooting out of the ceiling,” McKee said on Friday. on Friday the 13 th from our manager Teresa, who said, ‘Oh my gosh, the building's on fire. So I’ve just really enjoyed getting to know them, and getting to know the community who comes in here.” We have a group of amazing women who love our customers. “The thing that’s been most great about this is our employees. But they kind of feel like home to me,” McKee said on Friday. My dad opened this first when I was seven, so that’s sort of a weird childhood thing. She states she is unsure of who would want to damage their business. McKee tells MTN News her father was the previous owner, but after his death in 2019, she and her brothers took over operations. W., and says it's a small, family-run business. Jessica McKee is a co-owner of the casino, located at 1413 13th St.

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