Eyewitness News has learned of the arrest of a couple who left their two young children in their car at the Tuscany Casino while they were inside gambling. 

Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department Spokesperson Bill Cassell confirmed the arrest took place at just before 3 p.m. on Saturday. The children had been left in the car for 30 minutes.

The couple, 35-year-old Brian Paynter and 36-year-old Shuang Chen, was transported to the Clark County Detention Center and are facing two counts of Child Endangerment each. 

Their children were rescued from the vehicle and taken into custody of Clark County Child Protective Services. 

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