Issues amiss in Mass.

Mashpee Wampanoag leader Glenn Marshall has given up his duties as tribal chair amid reports that he lied about his military record and had been convicted of rape in 1982. Predictably, this scandal is influencing the public debate over Indian gaming in Massachusetts, leading one columnist to conclude that IGRA is "one of the worst pieces of legislation ever to come out of Congress."

See "Liar's Poker," by Boston Globe columnist, here.

For background on Marshall, see "The Gambling Man" in Boston Magazine, here.