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Hard Rock Casino Tejon has opened its doors with a bang with a public Guitar Smash opening ceremony in California’s Kern County.
The opening marks the first full-scale gaming and entertainment site in Kern County, around 80 miles north of LA. The casino complex is the result of a $600 million investment, developed in a partnership between Hard Rock and the Tejon Indian Tribe.

Honored to celebrate the grand opening of the Hard Rock Casino Tejon.PENTA is incredibly proud to partner with the Tejon Indian Tribe and @hardrock to bring this historic vision to life. This project is the first full-scale gaming and entertainment property in Kern County. pic.twitter.com/eQsk3Dyzuh
— The PENTA Building Group (@PentaBG) November 14, 2025

Hard Rock celebrated the opening with a Guitar Smash Ceremony, complete with a color guard presentation, tribal blessing, and $100,000 charitable donation. As part of the celebration, multi-platinum country artist Brett Young played an exclusive live performance.
Doors opened to the public at midday on November 14. The casino is said to have created more than 1,000 permanent jobs in the county.
“Today is a historic day for the Tejon Indian Tribe and for Kern County,” said Chairman Octavio Escobedo III of the Tejon Indian Tribe. “This destination represents our Tribe’s vision, resilience, and longstanding commitment to creating opportunity for future generations. We are proud to see this project come to life and to celebrate this moment alongside our partners and our community.”
Inside Hard Rock Casino Tejon
Across the site’s 150,000 square feet, Hard Rock Casino Tejon features more than 2,000 state-of-the-art slot machines, over 50 table games – including Blackjack, Ultimate Texas Hold’em, Three Card Poker, and Baccarat – several VIP high-limit rooms, and the typical Hard Rock dining options.
That naturally includes a Hard Rock Cafe, as well as the Marketplace Food Hall – featuring various fast food outlets such as Constant Grind, Street Tacos, The Roost, and Brick’d Italian Kitchen – and Deep Cut Steaks & Seafood.
The plans to develop the casino site further are ongoing, with the next phase including a 400-room hotel and a 2,800-seat Hard Rock Live venue for concerts and live performances.
“Hard Rock Casino Tejon is only the beginning,” said Jim Allen, Chairman of Hard Rock International and CEO of Seminole Gaming. “Phase II will bring the full Hard Rock experience to life with a world-class hotel and Hard Rock Live entertainment venue that will make Kern County a premier destination for travelers, artists, and fans from across California and beyond.”
This comes on the heels of Hard Rock also opening doors on a new site in Ottawa.
Featured image: Hard Rock International
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The Spanish Directorate General for Gambling Regulation (DGOJ) has announced an algorithm that would alert to risky behaviors early.
The DGOJ announced on Friday (November 14) that it was set to launch a new algorithm that will detect risky behavior in online gambling. The algorithm was presented at the first International Gambling Congress held in Madrid, based on real microdata from bettors.

@consumogob.bsky.social presenta un nuevo algoritmo para la detección precoz del juego problemático El algoritmo se basa en microdatos reales que identifican conductas adictivas para detectar patrones de juego problemático en las personas usuarias Más info: www.dsca.gob.es/es/comunicac…
— Ministerio de Derechos Sociales, Consumo y A2030 (@msocialgob.bsky.social) 2025-11-14T08:22:06.503Z

It’s designed to identify addictive behaviors and detect patterns of problematic gambling among users, with the hope of offsetting gambling-related harm. The data was collected on gaming platforms, pulling from real people that are medically diagnosed with gambling disorders in order to model the algorithm.
Until now, the average early detection rate of risky behavior sits at around 3%. It’s estimated that detection rates could increase by as much as 10 percentage points. As well as increasing effectiveness, the algorithm would create a standardized method of detection that could then be rolled out across providers.
The next steps for the DGOJ’s algorithm
The algorithm has been described as “a revolutionary tool, both in the conception of developing public policies based on scientific evidence and in the positive effects that it will undoubtedly have for the protection of people at risk of problem gambling and their families” by Andrés Barragán, Secretary General for Consumer Affairs and Gambling.
Before it can be rolled out officially, the algorithm needs to be passed through the standard regulatory process. Once formally approved, the DGOJ intends to make its use mandatory for all gaming operators.
The development of the tool was laid out in Royal Decree 176/2023, of March 14, which fostered plans to develop safer gaming environments. Some specific measures included requiring operators to adopt mechanisms for detecting risky behavior in online gaming, as well as to implement measures to protect players. This tool could be one such means of detecting risky behavior, making it easier for operators to comply.
Featured image: DGOJ
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