Methods and systems for playing baccarat jackpot

A method of operating a gaming system, the method comprising:

• receiving data associated with an input of a start command,
• in response to receiving the data associated with the input of the start command, initiating, by a server, a countdown time for accepting bets on a play of a live baccarat game taking place at a first gaming table of a plurality of gaming tables,
• displaying, by a display device at each of a quantity of betting terminals remote from the first gaming table, the countdown time for accepting bets, the quantity of betting terminals exceeding a quantity of betting positions located at the first gaming table,
• receiving data associated with a bet on a play of the live baccarat game from a first player at a first betting terminal of the quantity of betting terminals,
• independent of any bet placed for the play of the live baccarat game by a second player at a second, different betting terminal of the quantity of betting terminals receiving data associated with a separate bet on a jackpot during the countdown time from the second player wherein the second player is different from the first player, and the second, different betting terminal has a player betting display area including a plurality of touch screen inputs,
• after receiving any bets on the play of the live baccarat game taking place at the first gaming table and any separate bets on the jackpot and subsequent to receiving data associated with an input that the countdown time is over:
• displaying, in a video display area of the display device of the second betting terminal and based on data obtained via an overhead video camera associated with the first gaming table capturing images of a plurality of physical playing cards dealt at the first gaming table, video associated with a player hand of cards and a bank hand of cards of the play of the live baccarat game taking place at the first gaming table,
• displaying, in a player hand display area of the display device of the second betting terminal, video associated with player hand card values of the player hand from the first gaming table, said player hand card values being determined based on the data obtained via the overhead video camera associated with the first gaming table, and
• displaying, in a bank hand display area of the display device of the second betting terminal, video associated with bank hand card values of the bank hand from the first gaming table, said bank hand card values being determined based on the data obtained via the overhead video camera associated with the first gaming table,
• determining, by the server, an outcome of the play of the live baccarat game taking place at the first gaming table,
• after determining the outcome of the play of the live baccarat game, determining, by the server, an outcome of the jackpot, wherein the outcome of the jackpot is determined according to the cards drawn, including at least one of any zero-point cards drawn, in association with the play of the live baccarat game taking place at the first gaming table, and the bets received on the plays of live baccarat games at the plurality of gaming tables contribute to the jackpot,
• displaying the outcome of the play of the live baccarat game on the display device of the first betting terminal, and
• displaying the outcome of the jackpot on the display device of the second betting terminal.