I want to wish you good luck in your friendly Super Bowl wagers.

And I just hope the cops don't get wind of what you're doing.

Under a laughably archaic section of state law, police officers and prosecutors are required to "inform against and diligently prosecute persons" go after all forms of gambling, clear down to the low-stakes betting. An officer or prosecutor who looks the other way is subject to a misdemeanor charge.

I don't suspect this section of law is taken very seriously — and, to the best of my recollection, no police department has set up saturation patrols during March Madness.

With any luck, this sort of foolishness will soon be scrubbed from state law. On Wednesday, a House committee unanimously endorsed House Bill 422, which would give law enforcement some discretion in this regard.

The bill, sponsored by Rep. Grant Burgoyne, D-Boise, now heads to the House floor. I'd be willing to bet it passes. But who am I to make a mockery of state law?

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