sentences:  Taylor and Gallinger rationalized that they were not deliberately trying to lose games, since they were only betting on games their team would probably lose anyway.The two became involved with James Tamer, a Detroit gambler and career criminal and began receiving instructions to bet on games based upon their inside knowledge of the team's attitude and injuries.For three months, until the scheme was uncovered, Gallinger bet on eight games, between $250 and $1,000 a game.