JB. If that's the club you're researching here.

JB 1525 ½ WALL STREET BAKERSFIELD, CA 1945 - CLOSED LRGCRN NO OTHER INFORMATION J. B. H&C N/A WHT JC L’s N/A ORG HS PRIVATE SOUTH GATE, CA 1945
LRGCRN – HOT STAMP N/A ORG N/A MUS
[ALLEY CAT CAFÉ] HS [JIM CONTRATTO] J-7

Apparently a Guthrie's Alley Cat Bar still exists at 1525 1/2 Wall Street in Bakersfield. But no card games! I can surmise that with all the drinking going on, folks were too crocked to play - it's a violation of State Law to allow people to play blackjack when all they can see are Pink Elephants.