A man has been charged after setting 40 pokie machines on fire at a Beenleigh hotel on Wednesday night.
Police said the man had been at the hotel earlier in the night, and allege he returned about 8.40pm and doused all the pokies in the gaming room with petrol and set them on fire.
Three machines were totally destroyed and 37 others were damaged beyond repair due to chemical exposure.
A police spokeswoman said all the patrons were evacuated and no one was injured in the incident.
A 25-year-old man has been charged with endangering particular property by fire, and he will appear in the Southport Magistrates Court on Thursday.