Sam's Town Resort & Casino is one of nine casino resorts pulling in more than 12 million visitors a year in Tunica, Miss. Sam's Town, located just south of Memphis, Tenn., has more than 1,000 hotel rooms, a 1,600-seat entertainment complex, restaurants, golf course, and RV Park. In its location, it also has a significant latent load.
It was originally built in 1994, but a series of additions and renovations made it necessary for the facility to upgrade its HVAC system, which now serves a 90,000-square-foot casino area. The casino's owners had two objectives: