Philippe Bouvard, far from being thrifty, has inherited a rather original nickname because of this passion which quickly empties his bank account and says a lot about his current state.
Philippe Bouvard has always had a slightly excessive passion for gambling! He who owned a superb villa in Cannes for several decades (before having to part with it some time ago) very often goes to the Monte-Carlo casino… where the 94-year-old journalist has inherited a funny nickname!
Philippe Bouvard: this crazy nickname he got at the casino
Philippe Bouvard is so fond of gambling that he has often made sure to settle down near a casino. In 2013, when he still owned his villa in Cannes, the former star of Big Heads had confided to the Parisian that he went to the Monte Carlo casino every evening.I meet people I like there to play ultimate poker. I started playing it five years ago. It’s hard, but I enjoy it. I cling to the green mat with my nails in it“, he had detailed.
But it’s not the fortune he hopes to find by going to the casino!I go there to get an adrenaline rush, not to make a fortune. You have a 1 in 250,000 chance of winning. I’ve already won around 8,000 euros twice.“, he assured. Far from spending his nights there, Philippe Bouvard makes sure to return home early… and this behavior has earned him a rather original nickname: “I have become a small player. Half an hour is enough for me. At 10:30 p.m., I am back home. At the casino, they call me Commander Couche-Tôt.“.
Why did Philippe Bouvard sell his villa in Cannes?
The nonagenarian journalist, who now lives between the walls of a chic Parisian mansion and an apartment in the South of France with his wife, is not only a high roller at the casino, he is also a big spender in everyday life. As a result, Philippe Bouvard was no longer able to afford the costs of his villa in Cannes and had to sell it some time ago, reluctantly.
“I am changing my lifestyle to make it simpler and, above all, less expensive.” he had declared to the Parisian. Now, with his wife Colette, with whom he recently celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary, he lives in a 100 m² apartment, but he hasn’t left the South yet!
