OVERDOSES are on the rise at the Crown casino complex, and are now the leading life-threatening reason for paramedics to attend.
Ambulances have been dispatched to 127 intentional overdoses or poisonings in less than three years.
An Ambulance Victoria log obtained by the Herald Sun under Freedom of Information also reveals six drownings and three callouts for people who were suicidal between January 2010 and October 12, 2012.
Figures show $1.5 billion was lost at the casino in 2011-12.
Crown spokesman Gary O'Neill said about 18 million people visited each year, adding: "Crown believes the numbers are well within a range to be expected."
The 1078 calls for help included assaults, stabbings, gunshot wounds, falls, strokes and premature labour.
In the period from August 2007 to August 2009, there were 28 cases of intentional overdose or poisoning and 21 suicide threats.
One paramedic told the Herald Sun some callouts were due to gambling losses.
"I remember one female literally gambled her life away and had a psychotic episode: she had spent a couple of days on the pokies and lost it all," she said.
"I've seen people king-hit and assaulted on the pokies floor.
"It's not unusual to hear 'I've been (working) at Crown all night'."
Mr O'Neill said the casino had its own paramedics and patrons' safety was paramount.
"The increase in the number (of overdoses) ... is at least in part explained by the fact that since 2010, the number of visitors has increased significantly."
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