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California: Hard Rock Casino Tejon green-lights phase 2

Thursday, September 24, 2026 11:06 AM
Photo: Hard Rock Casino Tejon rendering
  • John Cox, Bakersfield.com

Hard Rock Casino Tejon is going vertical.

Not even a year after the casino’s initial phase opened between Interstate 5 and Highway 99 in Mettler, construction is planned to begin next month on an ambitious second phase that will include an 11-story, 400-room hotel.

Also planned for the casino’s second phase is a convention center and events venue previously reported to contain 2,800 seats, along with new food and beverage options, resort amenities and expanded gaming.

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To kick off the facility’s extension, Davie, Fla.-based Hard Rock International, working in partnership with the local Tejon Indian Tribe, has scheduled an October groundbreaking expected to attract elected officials, community leaders, project partners and news reporters.