Dice recognition device and method of recognizing dice

A method for assisting in electronic gaming, the method comprising:

• obtaining scanning information by scanning instantaneously an image of a scanning surface of a scanning device, the scanning surface being arranged for throwing a die or dice thereon, the scanning device performing the scanning of the image of the scanning surface when the die or dice are thrown thereon and the scanning device comprising one or more detection systems including detection elements that form an arrangement of detection elements,
• wherein the arrangement of detection elements is positioned underneath the scanning surface upon which the die or dice are to be thrown, and wherein a detection area defined by arrangement of the detection elements is at most 25% smaller than an area of the scanning surface that is imaged;
• receiving in a processing unit said scanning information regarding the image of the scanning surface upon which the die or dice are thrown;
• and
• deriving by the processing unit, based on said image, data regarding the dice thrown.