Liberal Arts and Sciences
Gunay Lab
Led by Fatma Gunay · Economics
What we study
Recent student projects in this lab have studied sports betting policy, using statistical models to compare how state laws, taxes and demographics relate to how much people bet across states.
What working here is like
- Computational
- Coding helps
- Project
- 1
Current projects
Gambling on Policy: How Regulations and Demographics Influence Sports Betting
The lab examines how state laws and taxes affect how much people bet on sports. Students use statistical models to compare betting amounts across states and see which rules increase or decrease betting activity.
From the Spring 2025 UF Undergraduate Research Symposium · abstract book, p. 129
Summaries are written by AI in plain language from public symposium abstracts and may be imperfect.
How to reach out
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