The state of Colorado has raked in more than $1 million over two years from bad parents who are good gamblers.

Players have to make on-the-spot tax reports for casino winnings of more than $1,200 and horse-race winnings that top $600.

Winners are also immediately checked for back child support, under a 2-year-old state law.

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A Maryland man’s business went up in smoke.

A car crashed into the home of Richard Marriott, and the vehicle burst into flames. Marriott was not injured, but the collision revealed a pot-growing operation in his Ellicott City home.

He was promptly busted

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That’s a lot of dough.

A New Jersey man coughed up about $4,000 for a prank that left a pizza maker with 178 pies.

Lawyer Sean Clearly admitted that his unidentified client, wearing a Bob Dylan backstage pass, walked into Antonio’s in Amherst, Mass., and made the huge order, saying the pies were for Dylan’s crew.

The prankster never came back.

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Use a marker, go to jail — even if you’re just a kid scrawling on a piece of paper.

A 13-year-old Oklahoma City boy was arrested for using a permanent marker, in violation of an obscure city ordinance.

His teacher, miffed that he was using the marker and letting ink bleed through the page, called cops. The boy was taken to juvenile hall, based on an anti-marker law aimed at curbing graffiti.

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Seventeen is enough!

Owners of a dog in Germany decided to spay their pooch after she gave birth to 17 puppies in a single litter.

Owner Ramon Wegemann, who bottle-fed the puppies after their mother couldn’t cope with the demand, said he was worried she couldn’t handle another pregnancy.